Researching Ken Silverman
Dig into the past of Ken Silverman using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 116 people with the Silverman surname? In that year Silverman was ranked number 3463 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ken means "Form of KENNETH. handsome" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Ken Silverman on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ken Silverman 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Silverman 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 Ken Silverman and the Silverman Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Silverman 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Silverman family tree.
Study Parish Records for Ken Silverman at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ken Silverman using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Ken Silverman records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Ken Silverman information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Ken Silverman.
Research the Silverman surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Silverman Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 607 people with the Silverman surname in the UK? Silverman is now ranked number 3467 for popularity in the UK. |
Silverman 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ken Silverman.
Study MyTrees for information on the Silverman family and people looking to contact living Silverman relations.
Study One Great Family for Silverman records submitted by people who are already researching the Silverman Family Tree.
Find Ken Silverman from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Silverman 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.
Research the Silverman surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Silverman surname in the USA? Silverman is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Silverman Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Ken Silverman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ken Silverman
Ken Silverman
Ken Silverman (born November 1, 1975) is an American game programmer, best known for writing the Build engine. It was most notably utilized by Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, and more than a dozen other games in the mid- to late-1990s.
Once considered the primary rival of John Carmack (later succeeded by Tim Sweeney), Silverman started work on the Build engine sometime before his first semester at Brown University in 1993, under a contract with Apogee Software. In the wake of Duke Nukem 3D and other Build engine games, Silverman left the commercial game industry.
Silverman has been CTO and co-founder of Ardfry Imaging, LLC responsible for the PNG Compression tool PNGOUT. He is the founder and Chief Computer Scientist of VOXON, makers of the Voxiebox holographic 3D arcade game system.
Source: Ken Silverman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Silverman
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