Researching Marshall Kent
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12617 people with the Kent surname? In that year Kent was ranked number 322 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Marshall means "keeper of the horses" and is of French origin.
Records of Marshall Kent on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Marshall Kent 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 Kent 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 Marshall Kent and the Kent Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kent 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 Kent family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Marshall Kent at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Marshall Kent using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out MyHeritage for Marshall Kent information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Marshall Kent.
Research the Kent surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kent Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 16029 people with the Kent surname in the UK? Kent is now ranked number 347 for popularity in the UK. |
Kent 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Marshall Kent.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kent family and people looking to contact living Kent relations.
Search One Great Family for Kent records submitted by people who are already researching the Kent Family Tree.
Find Marshall Kent from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kent 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 51650 people with the Kent surname in the USA? Kent is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kent Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Marshall Kent. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Marshall Kent
Marshall Kent (actor)
Marshall Kent (October 6, 1908 - January 15, 1985) was an American television and film actor who appeared in 30 television series or films between 1956 and 1977. He was best known for his role as "Doc" in the 1958 spoof of Gunsmoke presented as an episode of Maverick starring James Garner entitled "Gun-Shy." He also appeared in various other series including Dragnet with Jack Webb, Perry Mason with Raymond Burr, The Deputy with Henry Fonda, The Gray Ghost, The Millionaire, Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford, General Electric Theater, The Loretta Young Show, Dennis the Menace, The Thin Man, Window on Main Street with Robert Young, Room 222, The Wonderful World of Disney, The Doris Day Show, and Little House on the Prairie. He was also a supporting player in films including Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, The Decks Ran Red with James Mason and Dorothy Dandridge, Teenage Thunder, Ring of Fire with David Janssen, and The Last Voyage with Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone.
Source: Marshall Kent (actor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kent
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.
Kaanta Kamath Kanady Kanawaty Kaniut Kanode Kant Kante Keent Keinadt Keinat Keinath Kemet Kemitt Kemmet Kemmett Kendeigh Kendi Kendy Kenedy Kennady Kenndey Kenneda Kennedey Kennedie Kennedy Kennet Kenneth Kennett Kente Kentie Kenty Kenwood Keynd Kimmet Kimmett Kimmitt Kind Kinde Kindt Kinmouth Kinnett Kint Kintigh Kuhnt Kunat Kunath Kundt Kynd Kynett Kynnd
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