Researching Richard Ling
Research the background of Richard Ling using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2830 people with the Ling surname? In that year Ling was ranked number 1409 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Ling on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Ling 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 Ling 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 Ling and the Ling Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ling 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 Ling family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Richard Ling at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Ling using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Richard Ling.
Research the Ling surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ling Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4143 people with the Ling surname in the UK? Ling is now ranked number 1404 for popularity in the UK. |
Ling 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Richard Ling.
Study MyTrees for information on the Ling family and people looking to contact living Ling relations.
Study One Great Family for Ling records submitted by people who are already researching the Ling Family Tree.
Find Richard Ling from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Ling 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.
Research the Ling surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Ling surname in the USA? Ling is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ling Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Ling. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Ling
Richard Ling
Richard Ling (Rich Ling) is a communications scholar who focuses on mobile communication. He was the Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2013-2021). He has also lived and worked in Norway. He has studied the social consequences of mobile communication, text messaging and mobile telephony. He has examined the use of mobile communication for what he calls micro-coordination, used by teens, and use in generational situations, as a form of social cohesion. Most recently he has studied this in the context of large databases and also in developing countries. He has published extensively in this area and is widely cited. He was named a Fellow of the International Communication Association in 2016. He was named editor of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication in 2017.
Source: Richard Ling, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ling
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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