Researching Paddy Moran
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The name Paddy means "Form of PATRICK. nobleman" and is of Irish origin.
Records of Paddy Moran on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paddy Moran and the Moran Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Moran 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 Moran family tree.
Study Parish Records for Paddy Moran at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paddy Moran using the FreeBMD database.
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Moran Genealogy Databases
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Moran Forums
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Miscellaneous Moran Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Paddy Moran. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paddy Moran
Paddy Moran (ice hockey)
Patrick Joseph Alexander "Paddy" Moran (March 11, 1877 – January 14, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Moran played all but one of his 16 seasons for the Quebec Hockey Club, from 1901 to 1917; in the 1909–10 season, Moran played for the All-Montreal HC and the Haileybury Comets. Moran was noted for protecting the area in front of his net by aggressively using his stick, and expectorating at opposing players while chewing tobacco. He won two Stanley Cups with Quebec in 1912 and 1913. Moran was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
Source: Paddy Moran (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Paddy Moran (hurler)
Patrick "Paddy" Moran (born 1939) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Moran first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1961 championship. Moran subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won four All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Moran won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he is an eight-time championship medallist with Bennettsbridge.
Throughout his career Moran made 26 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1972 championship.
Source: Paddy Moran (hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Moran
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