Researching Lim Chong
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Records of Lim Chong on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Lim Chong 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 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 Lim Chong and the Chong Family Tree
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 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 Chong family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Lim Chong at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Lim Chong using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Lim 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.
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Check out One Great Family for Chong records submitted by people who are already researching the Chong Family Tree.
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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.
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Miscellaneous Chong Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Lim Chong. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lim Chong
Lim Kee Chong
An Yan Lim Lim Kee Chong (born May 15, 1960) is a retired Mauritian association football referee. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup - a Group B first-round match between Brazil and Russia in 1994 and a Group G first-round match between Romania and Colombia in 1998. He was suspended following the 1998 World Cup.
In addition, Lim Kee Chong served as a referee for African Cup of Nations tournaments in 1992, 1994 (including the final match), 1996, 1998, and 2002. His other international events include the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the 1992 Olympic tournament, and the 1992 and 1995 King Fahd Cup tournaments. He officiated in qualifying matches for the 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups.
A customs officer during his career as a match official, he has since worked as referee coordinator for the Mauritius Football Association and a refereeing instructor for FIFA's development projects in Africa.
Source: Lim Kee Chong, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chong
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