Researching Ragnar Kamp
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 43 people with the Kamp surname? In that year Kamp was ranked number 3536 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Ragnar Kamp on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ragnar Kamp 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 Kamp 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 Ragnar Kamp and the Kamp Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kamp 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 Kamp family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ragnar Kamp at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ragnar Kamp using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Ragnar Kamp.
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Kamp Genealogy Databases
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Kamp 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 3038 people with the Kamp surname in the USA? Kamp is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kamp Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ragnar Kamp. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ragnar Kamp
Ragnar Kamp
J. Ragnar Kamp (born April 9, 1953) is a Swedish-American curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Curling Championships for Sweden. After winning the Worlds, Kamp threatened to move to Canada, complaining of Sweden's 'high taxes' and 'negative outlook'. After the 1980 World Championships, Kamp made due on his promise and moved to Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, and won two provincial championships, in 1984 and in 1989. He then moved to Ellsworth, Maine where he played in five U.S. national championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).
In 1978 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Source: Ragnar Kamp, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kamp
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.
Kampa Kampe Kampf Kanipe Kemp Kempe Kempf Keneavy Kenniff Kinneavy Konopa Kouwenhove Kouwenove Kump Kumpe
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