Records of Richard Lam on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Lam in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Lam 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 Richard Lam and the Lam Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lam 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 Lam family tree.

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ukDid you know that there are currently 3026 people with the Lam surname in the UK? Lam is now ranked number 1799 for popularity in the UK.

Lam Genealogy 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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Lam 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 Lam Databases

Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Lam. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.

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Some Famous People called Richard Lam

Richard Lam

Richard Lam Chun-Keung (21 January 1948 – 16 November 2003) was a Cantopop lyricist with several hundred Cantopop songs to his name, and a columnist for Apple Daily and Next Magazine in Hong Kong.

Category:1949 birthsCategory:2003 deathsCategory:Cantopop artistsCategory:Hong Kong columnistsCategory:Hong Kong lyricistsCategory:Hong Kong musiciansCategory:Hong Kong songwritersCategory:University of California, Berkeley alumniCategory:Hong Kong people of Hakka descentCategory:People from HuizhouCategory:Hakka musicians

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Other names that sound a bit like Lam

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.

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