Researching Quah Lye
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 810 people with the Lye surname? In that year Lye was ranked number 2773 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Quah Lye on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Quah Lye 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 Lye 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 Quah Lye and the Lye Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lye 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 Lye family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Quah Lye at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Quah Lye using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Quah Lye.
Research the Lye surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lye Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 968 people with the Lye surname in the UK? Lye is now ranked number 3132 for popularity in the UK. |
Lye Family History 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Quah Lye.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lye family and people looking to contact living Lye relations.
Study One Great Family for Lye records submitted by people who are already researching the Lye Family Tree.
Find Quah Lye from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lye 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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Miscellaneous Lye Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Quah Lye. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Quah Lye
Quah Kim Lye
Quah Kim Lye (born 1943) is a former Singapore national football team captain who played for National Football League side Tampines Rovers and the Singapore Lions in the Malaysia Cup as a striker.
Born to father Quah Heck Hock and mother Lau Ah Noi, Quah is a member of the noted footballing family which has produced fellow Singapore internationals such as brothers Kim Beng, Kim Swee, Kim Siak and Kim Song. Along with his brothers, he was discovered by famed national team coach Choo Seng Quee.
Quah underwent a heart bypass surgery in May 2012.
Source: Quah Kim Lye, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lye
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