Researching Milton Ottey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 118 people with the Ottey surname? In that year Ottey was ranked number 3461 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Milton means "From the Mill Town" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Milton Ottey on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Milton Ottey and the Ottey Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ottey 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 Ottey family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 192 people with the Ottey surname in the UK? Ottey is now ranked number 3862 for popularity in the UK. |
Ottey Family History Databases
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Ottey Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Milton Ottey. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Milton Ottey
Milton Ottey
Milton Bruce "Milt" Ottey (born December 29, 1959 in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica) is a retired Canadian high jumper. Ottey came to Canada at the age of 10 years. He attended and graduated from high school in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). He received a full athletic scholarship from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he received his bachelor's degree in education. After retiring from active competition, Ottey spent several years coaching at various universities throughout the United States, including University of Texas at El Paso, Kent State University and University of New Mexico before moving back to Toronto, Ontario. The number one ranked high jumper in the world in 1982 and the twenty three times indoor and outdoor national champion in the men's high jump event, Ottey is the owner and director OT Fitness Educational Services, inc. Ottey took over the reins of the UK kids core skills development program International Fun and Team Athletics (IFTA) in Canada. OT Fitness provide programs in schools that promote health and fitness to assist in the core skills development of children and teens. OT Fitness looks at the obstacles to a healthy lifestyle and helps kids jump over them, crawl under them, run around them and tackle them head on. Ottey resides in Scarbough with his wife and three children. He is a cousin of nine-time Olympic medallist Merlene Ottey.
Source: Milton Ottey, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ottey
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