Researching Mahmud Shah
Dig into the past of Mahmud Shah using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Shah surname? In that year Shah was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mahmud means "praised" and is of Arabic origin.
Records of Mahmud Shah 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 Shah 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 Mahmud Shah and the Shah Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shah 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 Shah family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Mahmud Shah at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mahmud Shah using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Mahmud Shah.
Research the Shah surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shah Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 21952 people with the Shah surname in the UK? Shah is now ranked number 244 for popularity in the UK. |
Shah 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mahmud Shah.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shah family and people looking to contact living Shah relations.
Check out One Great Family for Shah records submitted by people who are already researching the Shah Family Tree.
Find Mahmud Shah from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shah 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 18229 people with the Shah surname in the USA? Shah is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shah Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Mahmud Shah. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mahmud Shah
Mahmud Muzaffar Shah
Mahmud Muzaffar Shah (born 1823, Terengganu — died July 1864, Pahang), third Sultan of Riau-Lingga Sultanate (archipelagoes south of Singapore), whose deposition cleared the way for Dutch colonial control.
Mahmud was crowned Sultan in 1834, and when the regency of his father, Sultan Muhammad II Muazzam Shah ended in 1841, he resolved to restore the power wielded by his predecessors. He had the tacit support of the east coast Malay states to the north and particularly of Sultan Omar Riayat Shah of Terengganu. Mahmud’s claim to the throne of the Malay state of Pahang seemed threatening to the Dutch, however, and they deposed him in October 1857. Mahmud retained immense prestige among east coast Malays, and his efforts to win Malay and Thai support for his Pahang claim, although fruitless, provided occasions for further Dutch and British involvement in Malay affairs.
Source: Mahmud Muzaffar Shah, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Shah
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