Researching Joseph Rogers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 38881 people with the Rogers surname? In that year Rogers was ranked number 77 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Rogers on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Joseph Rogers in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Rogers and the Rogers Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rogers 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 Rogers family tree.
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Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Joseph Rogers using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Joseph Rogers.
Research the Rogers surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Rogers Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 50375 people with the Rogers surname in the UK? Rogers is now ranked number 81 for popularity in the UK. |
Rogers Genealogy 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.
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Rogers 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 373704 people with the Rogers surname in the USA? Rogers is ranked number 48 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Rogers Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Rogers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Rogers
Joseph Rogers (Canadian football)
Joseph Rogers is a former all-star and award-winning Canadian Football League wide receiver.
After playing college football at Texas Southern Rogers had an all-star rookie season in 1996 with the Ottawa Rough Riders. His 73 catches, 1259 yards and 8 touchdowns won him the Frank M. Gibson Trophy as best rookie in the CFL East. He never lived up to this performance over the next 3 seasons, playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg again, eventually retiring after 1999.
Source: Joseph Rogers (Canadian football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJoseph Rogers (English cricketer)
Joseph Alfred Rogers (1 February 1908 – 28 August 1968) was an English cricketer from Bath, Somerset who played for Gloucestershire between 1929 and 1933. A right-handed bat and right-arm fast bowler, Rogers made 46 first-class appearances, taking 45 wickets at a bowling average of 36.53 runs per wicket. His batting yielded 461 runs with one half-century. He also played minor county cricket for Oxfordshire County Cricket Club. His great-grandfather Charles Rogers played for the Marylebone Cricket Club, and Charles' five sons and grandsons also played first-class cricket.
Source: Joseph Rogers (English cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Rogers
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.
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