Researching Ken Coates
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11165 people with the Coates surname? In that year Coates was ranked number 368 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ken means "Form of KENNETH. handsome" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Ken Coates on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ken Coates and the Coates Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coates 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 Coates family tree.
Study Parish Records for Ken Coates at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 14846 people with the Coates surname in the UK? Coates is now ranked number 387 for popularity in the UK. |
Coates Genealogy Databases
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Coates Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Coates surname in the USA? Coates is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ken Coates. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ken Coates
Ken Coates (historian)
Ken Coates (born 1956) is a Canadian historian focused on the history of the Canadian North and Aboriginal rights and indigenous claims. His other areas of specialization include Arctic sovereignty; science, technology and society, with an emphasis on Japan; world and comparative history; and post-secondary education. Coates is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and Director, International Centre for Northern Governance and Development at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2015, Coates was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
While Coates was dean of arts at the University of Waterloo, he played an integral role in the development of the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus and was a member of the Waterloo Stratford Campus Advisory Board.
Source: Ken Coates (historian), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coates
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