Researching Rick Trainor
Dig into the past of Rick Trainor using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 370 people with the Trainor surname? In that year Trainor was ranked number 3209 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Rick means "Form of RICHARD. strong ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Rick Trainor on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Rick Trainor 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 Trainor 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 Rick Trainor and the Trainor Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Trainor 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 Trainor family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Rick Trainor at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Rick Trainor using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Rick Trainor.
Research the Trainor surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Trainor Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1928 people with the Trainor surname in the UK? Trainor is now ranked number 2398 for popularity in the UK. |
Trainor 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Rick Trainor.
Study MyTrees for information on the Trainor family and people looking to contact living Trainor relations.
Search One Great Family for Trainor records submitted by people who are already researching the Trainor Family Tree.
Find Rick Trainor from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Trainor 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 Trainor surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Trainor surname in the USA? Trainor is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Trainor Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Rick Trainor. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Rick Trainor
Rick Trainor
Sir Richard Hughes Trainor, (born 31 December 1948), is an academic administrator and historian who served as the Principal of King's College London from 2004 to 2014. He was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich from 2000 to 2004. He is currently Rector of Exeter College, Oxford.
Trainor was born in the United States. He was awarded an honorary knighthood (KBE) in June 2010 for services to higher education in the United Kingdom. The award was honorary because of his American nationality, but on 31 December 2010 the knighthood was made substantive by Queen Elizabeth II following his assumption of British nationality.
Source: Rick Trainor, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Trainor
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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