Researching Kurt Land
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2159 people with the Land surname? In that year Land was ranked number 1743 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Kurt means "Form of CURTIS. courteous" and is of German origin.
Records of Kurt Land on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Kurt Land and the Land Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Land 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 Land family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Kurt Land at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Kurt Land using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Kurt Land.
Research the Land surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Land Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2640 people with the Land surname in the UK? Land is now ranked number 1987 for popularity in the UK. |
Land Family History Databases
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Land Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Land surname in the USA? Land is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Land Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Kurt Land. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Kurt Land
Kurt Land
Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director of the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Vienna, Land moved to Argentina in the 1930s and began as an extensive film editor editing for some 20 films in the 1940s. However, by the early 1950s he became interested in directing and directed a number of popular Argentine films in the 1950s such as the 1955 film Adiós problemas starring Enrique Muiño and the 1957 picture Alfonsina which starred actress Amelia Bence. He also worked regularly with classic Argentine actress Olga Zubarry.
He directed his last film in 1970 in Buenos Aires. He died in New York City in 1997.
Source: Kurt Land, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Land
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