Researching Orlando Smart
Investigate the background of Orlando Smart using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13636 people with the Smart surname? In that year Smart was ranked number 288 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Orlando means "Land of Gold" and is of German origin.
Records of Orlando Smart on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Orlando Smart 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Orlando Smart and the Smart Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Smart 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 Smart family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Orlando Smart at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Orlando Smart using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Smart surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Smart Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 17605 people with the Smart surname in the UK? Smart is now ranked number 307 for popularity in the UK. |
Smart Genealogy Databases
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Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Orlando Smart.
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Smart 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 33421 people with the Smart surname in the USA? Smart is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Smart Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Orlando Smart. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Orlando Smart
Orlando Smart (born June 19, 1971) is an American former basketball player best known for his collegiate career at the University of San Francisco. Between 1990–91 and 1993–94 he recorded 902 assists, which is in the top 25 all-time in NCAA Division I history. As a sophomore, he was third in the nation in assists per game (apg) with 8.3, as a freshman he was fourth with 8.2, and as a junior he was seventh with 7.1 apg. In each of his four seasons Smart compiled over 200 assists, whereas no other player at USF has ever recorded a single 200+ assist season. Smart also scored 1,532 points and had 279 steals during his career; his steals total ranks second in USF history.
After college he had an international professional career, including a stint in Poland for Śląsk Wrocław. He also played in the short-lived Southwest Basketball League in the United States and was its 1997–98 league MVP.
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