Researching Kayo Lam
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 31 people with the Lam surname? In that year Lam was ranked number 3548 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Kayo Lam on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Kayo Lam and the Lam Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lam 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 Lam family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3026 people with the Lam surname in the UK? Lam is now ranked number 1799 for popularity in the UK. |
Lam Genealogy Databases
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Lam Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Lam surname in the USA? Lam is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Kayo Lam. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Kayo Lam
William Calvin "Kayo" Lam (October 1, 1911 – April 23, 1993) was a college football player. Lam was a prominent halfback for the Colorado Buffaloes football team, playing beside Byron White. He earned seven varsity letters at Colorado in football, track and wrestling. Lam led the nation in rushing yards in 1934 and 1935. He was the first CU athlete to play in a postseason all-star game (the East-West Shrine), and was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. Lam used tap dancing as a means of training.
After serving in World War II, he returned to Boulder, where he would work the next 36 years at the university, from assistant dean of men and assistant football coach to assistant athletic director and business manager.
Source: Kayo Lam, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lam
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