Researching Lai Chong
Delve into the history of Lai Chong using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
Records of Lai Chong on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Lai Chong 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Chong 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 Lai Chong and the Chong Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chong 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 Chong family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Lai Chong at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Lai Chong using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Lai Chong records.
Study MyHeritage for Lai Chong information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Lai Chong.
Research the Chong surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chong Military records.
Chong Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Lai Chong.
Study MyTrees for information on the Chong family and people looking to contact living Chong relations.
Look at One Great Family for Chong records submitted by people who are already researching the Chong Family Tree.
Find Lai Chong from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chong 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 Chong surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Chong Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Lai Chong. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lai Chong
Lai Meng Chong
Lai Meng Chong ( born 3 September 1951) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese descent from the town of Machap Baru in Malacca state. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's Alor Gajah division. Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and MP for Alor Gajah, Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the 2007 Machap by-election.
Source: Lai Meng Chong, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chong
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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