Researching Koh Koon
Dig into the past of Koh Koon using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Koon surname? In that year Koon was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Koh Koon on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Koh Koon 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
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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Koon 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 Koh Koon and the Koon Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Koon 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 Koon family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Koh Koon at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Koh Koon using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Koh Koon.
Research the Koon surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Koon Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 40 people with the Koon surname in the UK? Koon is now ranked number 4004 for popularity in the UK. |
Koon Family Tree 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Koh Koon.
Study MyTrees for information on the Koon family and people looking to contact living Koon relations.
Search One Great Family for Koon records submitted by people who are already researching the Koon Family Tree.
Find Koh Koon from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Koon 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 Koon surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Koon surname in the USA? Koon is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Koon Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Koh Koon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Koh Koon
Koh Tsu Koon
Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon (born 26 August 1949; ) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Penang from 1990 to 2008 and was appointed as a Senator; a member of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament. In April 2009, Koh was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. He was famously known for contributing in the Sungai Pinang campaign where he took almost 10 years and failed to complete it.
He was the fourth president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a member of the opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, and also the first President of Gerakan not named a candidate in the Malaysian General Election.
Source: Koh Tsu Koon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaKoh Poh Koon
Koh Poh Koon ( born 1972) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Minister of State at the Ministries of Health and Manpower since 2020 and 2021 respectively. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of the 14th Parliament representing the Tampines Central ward of Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
Before entering politics, Koh was a colorectal surgeon and medical researcher. He made his political debut as the PAP candidate contesting in the 2013 by-election in Punggol East Single Member Constituency (SMC) against candidates from three other parties, garnering 43.37% of the vote and losing to the Workers' Party's Lee Li Lian, who won 54.5% of the vote. In the 2015 general election, Koh contested in Ang Mo Kio GRC as part of a six-member PAP team and they won with 78.64% of the vote. Koh thus became a Member of Parliament representing the Yio Chu Kang ward of Ang Mo Kio GRC. In the 2020 general election, he switched to the PAP team contesting in Tampines GRC and they won with 66.41% of the vote. Koh had since been serving as Minister of State and later Senior Minister of State at the Ministries of Trade and Industry (2016–2020), National Development (2016–2018), Health (2020–present) and Manpower (2021–present). He was also Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress from 2018 to 2021.
Source: Koh Poh Koon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Koon
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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