Researching Kurt Tank
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 92 people with the Tank surname? In that year Tank was ranked number 3487 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Kurt means "Form of CURTIS. courteous" and is of German origin.
Records of Kurt Tank on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Kurt Tank 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. 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 Tank 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 Kurt Tank and the Tank Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tank 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 Tank family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Kurt Tank at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Kurt Tank using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Kurt Tank.
Research the Tank surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tank Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 498 people with the Tank surname in the UK? Tank is now ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |
Tank 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Kurt Tank.
Study MyTrees for information on the Tank family and people looking to contact living Tank relations.
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Tank 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.
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Miscellaneous Tank Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Kurt Tank. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Kurt Tank
Kurt Tank
Kurt Waldemar Tank (24 February 1898 – 5 June 1983) was a German aeronautical engineer and test pilot who led the design department at Focke-Wulf from 1931 to 1945. He was responsible for the creation of several important Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II, including the Fw 190 fighter aircraft, the Ta 152 fighter-interceptor and the Fw 200 Condor airliner. After the war, Tank spent two decades designing aircraft abroad, working first in Argentina and then in India, before returning to Germany in the late 1960s to work as a consultant for Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB).
Source: Kurt Tank, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tank
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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