Researching Laura Walker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 100253 people with the Walker surname? In that year Walker was ranked number 12 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Laura means "laurel" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Laura Walker on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Laura Walker 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 Walker 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 Laura Walker and the Walker Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Walker 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 Walker family tree.
Search Parish Records for Laura Walker at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Laura Walker using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Laura Walker.
Research the Walker surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Walker Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 128048 people with the Walker surname in the UK? Walker is now ranked number 12 for popularity in the UK. |
Walker 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 Laura Walker.
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Investigate One Great Family for Walker records submitted by people who are already researching the Walker Family Tree.
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Walker 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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| Did you know that there are currently 665376 people with the Walker surname in the USA? Walker is ranked number 22 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Walker Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Laura Walker. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Laura Walker
Laura Walker (swimmer)
Laura Anne Walker (born July 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Walker was a member of the third-place United States women's relay team that won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Her winning teammates included Mary Wayte, Dara Torres and Mitzi Kremer.
Walker accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition under coach Randy Reese and coach Skip Foster from 1988 to 1992. Walker was a member of the Gators' 1989 NCAA championship 4x200-yard freestyle relay team, and four Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship relay teams in 1989 and 1992. In four years as a Gator swimmer, she received seven All-American honors.
Walker graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health science education in 1994.
Source: Laura Walker (swimmer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaLaura Ruth Walker
Laura Ruth Walker (born November 19, 1957) is an American executive and current President of Bennington College. From 1995 to 2019, Walker was President and CEO of New York Public Radio (NYPR), a nonprofit media organization that operates WNYC, WNYC Studios, classical WQXR-FM, the website Gothamist, New Jersey Public Radio, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. The organization produces programs for local and national audiences, including The Brian Lehrer Show, Radiolab, More Perfect, On The Media, Nancy, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Trump, Inc., Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, All Of It, The Takeaway, Caught, The United States of Anxiety, Aria Code, Carnegie Hall Live, and 2 Dope Queens, reaching an average audience of 23.4 million people each month. New York Public Radio received ten George Foster Peabody Awards and five Alfred I. duPont awards during her tenure.
Source: Laura Ruth Walker, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Walker
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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