Researching Lee Thorpe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11840 people with the Thorpe surname? In that year Thorpe was ranked number 350 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lee Thorpe on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lee Thorpe and the Thorpe Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorpe 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 Thorpe family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 16459 people with the Thorpe surname in the UK? Thorpe is now ranked number 335 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorpe Family History Databases
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Thorpe Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Thorpe surname in the USA? Thorpe is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Lee Thorpe
Lee Thorpe
Lee Anthony Thorpe (born 14 December 1975) is an English former professional footballer and youth development coach for Blackpool.
As a player he was a forward from 1994 to 2011. He made over 400 appearances, in a career spanning 18 years, in the Football League with Blackpool, Lincoln City, Leyton Orient, Grimsby Town, Bristol Rovers, Swansea City, Peterborough United, Torquay United, Rochdale and Darlington. Whilst with Blackpool, he also had a loan spell with Northern Irish top-flight club Bangor, and finished his career in non-league football with Fleetwood Town and AFC Fylde.
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