Researching Luke Short
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11698 people with the Short surname? In that year Short was ranked number 353 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Luke means "Form of LUCUS. Light" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Luke Short on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Luke Short and the Short Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Short 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 Short family tree.
Study Parish Records for Luke Short at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Luke Short using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15467 people with the Short surname in the UK? Short is now ranked number 363 for popularity in the UK. |
Short Family History Databases
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Short Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Short surname in the USA? Short is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Short Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Luke Short. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Luke Short
Luke Short
Luke Lamar Short (January22, 1854 – September8, 1893) was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter, and saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were against Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona Territory and against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas. Short had business interests in three of the best-known saloons in the Old West: the Oriental in Tombstone, the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, and the White Elephant in Fort Worth.
Source: Luke Short, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Short
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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