Researching Richard Hell
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The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Hell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Hell 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Hell and the Hell Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hell 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 Hell family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Richard Hell at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Hell using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Richard Hell.
Research the Hell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hell Military records.
Hell Family Tree 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.
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Find Richard Hell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hell Forums
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Miscellaneous Hell Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Hell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Richard Hell
Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer.
Hell was in several important, early punk bands, including Neon Boys, Television and The Heartbreakers, after which he formed Richard Hell & the Voidoids. Their 1977 album Blank Generation influenced many other punk bands. Its title track was named "One of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock" by music writers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listing and is ranked as one of the all-time Top 10 punk songs by a 2006 poll of original British punk figures, as reported in the Rough Guide to Punk.
Since the late 1980s, Hell has devoted himself primarily to writing, publishing two novels and several other books. He was the film critic for BlackBook magazine from 2004 to 2006.
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