Researching Paul Lin
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19 people with the Lin surname? In that year Lin was ranked number 3560 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Lin on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Lin and the Lin Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lin 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 Lin family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Paul Lin at Find My Past.
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Lin Family Tree Databases
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Find Paul Lin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lin Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Lin surname in the USA? Lin is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lin Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Lin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Lin
Paul Lin
Paul Lin Ziyang (Traditional Chinese: 林子揚, born December 10, 1971) is a writer, composer and head of a political discussion online forum in Hong Kong. He currently host a programme, Headline (頭條新聞), on Radio Television Hong Kong. He is also a Christian and belongs to the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
He was educated in St. Paul's College and graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong. In the 1990s, he composed more than 60 songs for the TV programmes of TVB and for singers such as Sammi Cheng. Since the 2000s, he started to compose satirical songs about politics. Besides, he is currently a piano teacher and a columnist of Apple Daily. He also wrote a book called "If One Country no Two System then there is no Hong Kong 一國沒兩制便沒有新香港" in 2004. He helped a Christian organization to record the songs in the Sharing Hymns(共享詩歌) in 2005.
Source: Paul Lin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lin
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