Researching Liu Tong
Investigate the background of Liu Tong using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1057 people with the Tong surname? In that year Tong was ranked number 2538 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Liu Tong on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Liu Tong 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 Tong 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 Liu Tong and the Tong Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tong 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 Tong family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Liu Tong at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Liu Tong using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Liu Tong.
Research the Tong surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tong Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1823 people with the Tong surname in the UK? Tong is now ranked number 2455 for popularity in the UK. |
Tong 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Liu Tong.
Study MyTrees for information on the Tong family and people looking to contact living Tong relations.
Explore One Great Family for Tong records submitted by people who are already researching the Tong Family Tree.
Find Liu Tong from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Tong 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 Tong surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Tong surname in the USA? Tong is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tong Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Liu Tong. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Liu Tong
Liu Xiao Ling Tong
Zhang Jinlai ( born 12 April 1959), better known by his stage name Liu Xiao Ling Tong, is a Chinese actor, best known for his role as the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) in the 1986 television series Journey to the West adapted from the classic Chinese novel of the same name. Zhang adopted his father Zhang Zongyi's stage name, Liu Ling Tong, and amended it to Liu Xiao Ling Tong.
His compelling performance in Journey to the West was greatly praised by critics and helped him win the Best Actor award at the sixth Golden Eagle Awards in 1988. On Sept 27, 2006, he was conferred the Certificate of Mouthpiece of the 3rd International Forum of the China Cultural Industry.
In recent years, Zhang has made great efforts promoting Sun Wukong in popular culture, which contributed to increasing the popularity of both the classic novel and the character around the world.
Source: Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaLiu Ling Tong
Zhang Zongyi ( 16 March 1924 – 31 January 2014), better known by his stage name Liu Ling Tong ( literally: "Six Year Old Child") and famously known as "Nan Hou Wang" ( literally: "Southern Monkey King"), was a Chinese Shao opera actor and artist best known for his role as the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) in Shao opera. He was president of the Zhejiang Shao Opera Theatre and a member of special government allowances of the State Council of Experts. He was a member of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Source: Liu Ling Tong, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tong
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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