Researching Johnny Adair
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 933 people with the Adair surname? In that year Adair was ranked number 2653 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Johnny means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Johnny Adair on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Johnny Adair in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Adair ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johnny Adair and the Adair Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Adair Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Adair family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Johnny Adair at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Johnny Adair using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Johnny Adair.
Research the Adair surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Adair Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2949 people with the Adair surname in the UK? Adair is now ranked number 1831 for popularity in the UK. |
Adair Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Johnny Adair.
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Find Johnny Adair from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Adair Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Adair surname in the USA? Adair is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Adair Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Johnny Adair. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Johnny Adair
Johnny Adair
Jonathan Adair (born 27 October 1963), better known as Johnny Adair or Mad Dog Adair, is an Ulster loyalist and the former leader of the "C Company", 2nd Battalion Shankill Road, West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF). This was a cover name used by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a loyalist paramilitary organisation. In 2002 Adair was expelled from the organisation following a violent internal power struggle. Since 2003, he, his family and a number of supporters have been forced to leave Northern Ireland by the mainstream UDA.
Source: Johnny Adair, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Adair
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Ader Aither Ater Ather Atter Attreau Attree Attrey Attrie Audaer Audier Audoire Audrey Audry Aughtry Auter Autery Authier Autrey Autri Autrie Autry Auttry Awdry Awtray Awtrey Awtry
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