Researching Leslie Kelley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3479 people with the Kelley surname? In that year Kelley was ranked number 1206 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Leslie Kelley on Ancestry
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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 Kelley 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 Leslie Kelley and the Kelley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kelley 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 Kelley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Leslie Kelley at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1791 people with the Kelley surname in the UK? Kelley is now ranked number 2479 for popularity in the UK. |
Kelley Genealogy Databases
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Kelley 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 157989 people with the Kelley surname in the USA? Kelley is ranked number 105 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kelley Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Leslie Kelley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leslie Kelley
Leslie Kelley
Leslie Howard Kelley (born December 9, 1944) is a former American football fullback/linebacker in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Alabama and played just 3 seasons in the NFL without ever starting.
He was the first ever draft choice of the Saints, taken with the final pick of the first round in the 1967 draft. The Saints originally had the #1 overall pick in that draft, but traded it to the Baltimore Colts for quarterback Gary Cuozzo. The Colts selected Michigan State All-America defensive end Bubba Smith with the traded pick.
Source: Leslie Kelley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kelley
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