Researching Meg Chin
Investigate the background of Meg Chin using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
The name Meg means "pearl" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Meg Chin on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Meg Chin in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Chin 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 Meg Chin and the Chin Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chin 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 Chin family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Meg Chin at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Meg Chin using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Meg Chin records.
Search MyHeritage for Meg Chin information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Meg Chin.
Research the Chin surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chin Military records.
Chin Family History 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 Meg Chin.
Study MyTrees for information on the Chin family and people looking to contact living Chin relations.
Check out One Great Family for Chin records submitted by people who are already researching the Chin Family Tree.
Find Meg Chin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chin 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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Miscellaneous Chin Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Meg Chin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Meg Chin
Meg Lee Chin
Meg Lee Chin is a Taiwanese-Irish singer, songwriter, audio and video producer, writer and art activist who lives in London, England.
She is known as an early pioneer of the home studio revolution and female-produced music. As an early adopter of computer-based audio production, she built her own pc and created "Egg Studio" with a small mixing desk and audio interfaces. Her role in the movement toward DIY record production was first recognized when she appeared as the first home studio producer to be featured in the January 2000 Millenial issue of EQ Magazine which was the foremost high-end audio publication of its time. She also appeared in Tape Op Magazine. and Electronic Musician.
Source: Meg Lee Chin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chin
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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