Researching Marcus Shelby
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 81 people with the Shelby surname? In that year Shelby was ranked number 3498 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Marcus means "Form of MARC. Warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Marcus Shelby on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Marcus Shelby and the Shelby Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shelby 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 Shelby family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Marcus Shelby at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Marcus Shelby using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Shelby surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shelby Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 20 people with the Shelby surname in the UK? Shelby is now ranked number 4023 for popularity in the UK. |
Shelby Genealogy Databases
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Shelby Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Shelby surname in the USA? Shelby is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shelby Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Marcus Shelby. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Marcus Shelby
Marcus Shelby
Marcus Shelby (born February 2, 1966, in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American bass player, composer and educator best known for his major works for jazz orchestra, Port Chicago, Harriet Tubman, Soul of the Movement: Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio. He has led the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra since 2001 and has recorded with artists as diverse as Ledisi and Tom Waits.
He has contributed numerous musical compositions to works created in collaboration with dance ensembles and theater artists ranging from California Shakespeare Theater to Intersection for the Arts.
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