Researching Nicholas Rogers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 38881 people with the Rogers surname? In that year Rogers was ranked number 77 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Nicholas means "Victory of the People" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Nicholas Rogers on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Nicholas Rogers 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 Rogers 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 Nicholas Rogers and the Rogers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rogers 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 Rogers family tree.
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Research the Rogers surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Rogers Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 50375 people with the Rogers surname in the UK? Rogers is now ranked number 81 for popularity in the UK. |
Rogers Family Tree Databases
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Rogers 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 373704 people with the Rogers surname in the USA? Rogers is ranked number 48 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Rogers Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Nicholas Rogers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nicholas Rogers
Nicholas Rogers (runner)
Nicholas "Nick" Rogers (born May 2, 1975) is a retired American long-distance runner.
He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. He competed three times at the World Cross Country Championships, in 2000, 2001 and 2003. In 2001 he won a bronze medal in the team competition.
His personal best times were 7:56.65 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London; 13:18.50 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Heusden-Zolder; and 27:55.17 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Palo Alto.
Rogers was born in Seattle, Washington.
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