Researching Nigel Chapman
Investigate the background of Nigel Chapman using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 42533 people with the Chapman surname? In that year Chapman was ranked number 70 for popularity in the UK.
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The name Nigel means "dark" and is of Latin origin.
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Records of Nigel Chapman on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Nigel Chapman 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 Nigel Chapman 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 Nigel Chapman and the Chapman Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nigel Chapman 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 Nigel Chapman family tree.
Explore the huge Ancestry records Database for Births, Marriages and Deaths of Nigel Chapman.
Study Parish Records for Nigel Chapman at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Nigel Chapman using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Nigel Chapman.
Research the Chapman surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chapman Military records.
Study World Vital Records for information on Nigel Chapman.
Did you know that there are currently 52710 people with the Chapman surname in the UK? Chapman is now ranked number 76 for popularity in the UK.
Chapman Family Tree 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Nigel Chapman.
Study MyTrees for information on the Chapman family and people looking to contact living Chapman relations.
Look at One Great Family for Chapman records submitted by people who are already researching the Chapman Family Tree.
Find Nigel Chapman from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chapman 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.
Research the Chapman surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Study RootsWeb forums for Chapman records.
Did you know that there are currently 151912 people with the Chapman surname in the USA? Chapman is ranked number 107 for popularity in the USA.
Miscellaneous Chapman Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Nigel Chapman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Explore Rootsweb resources for Chapman records.
Research Nigel Chapman using the Genealogy Today database .
View the distribution of the Chapman surname in Britain using the
public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for
the Chapman surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Chapman surname.
Other names that sound a bit like Chapman
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.
Capman Caveman Chaffman Chapmond Chepman Chipman Coffman Coopman Copeman Coupman Cuffman
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