Researching Ken Moore
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 59886 people with the Moore surname? In that year Moore was ranked number 41 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ken means "Form of KENNETH. handsome" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Ken Moore on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ken Moore and the Moore Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Moore 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 Moore family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 95561 people with the Moore surname in the UK? Moore is now ranked number 31 for popularity in the UK. |
Moore Genealogy Databases
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Moore Forums
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Some Famous People called Ken Moore
Ken Moore (cricketer)
Kenneth Francis Moore (4 January 1940 – 23 March 1998) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Essex in 1961. He was born in Croydon and died at the age of 58 in Majorca.
Moore made just one first-class appearance, against Cambridge University. He scored just two runs, from eleventh in the batting order, though Essex ran out winners by an innings margin.
Moore made his debut in the Second XI Championship seven weeks later, and continued to play in the competition until the end of the 1963 season, when he quit the game.
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