Researching Robert Kingsley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 525 people with the Kingsley surname? In that year Kingsley was ranked number 3054 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Kingsley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Kingsley 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 Kingsley 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 Robert Kingsley and the Kingsley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kingsley 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 Kingsley family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Robert Kingsley at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Kingsley using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Robert Kingsley.
Research the Kingsley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kingsley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1344 people with the Kingsley surname in the UK? Kingsley is now ranked number 2816 for popularity in the UK. |
Kingsley 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Kingsley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kingsley family and people looking to contact living Kingsley relations.
Look at One Great Family for Kingsley records submitted by people who are already researching the Kingsley Family Tree.
Find Robert Kingsley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kingsley 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 9115 people with the Kingsley surname in the USA? Kingsley is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kingsley Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Kingsley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Kingsley
Robert Kingsley
Robert Kingsley (1903–1988) was an American legal scholar and California judge. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Law School, and Harvard Law School. A strong opponent of the Death penalty, Kingsley served as Dean of Law at the University of Southern California from 1952 to 1963, when he was appointed to the California Court of Appeals by Governor Pat Brown. The Robert Kingsley Professorship in law at USC, currently held by Susan Estrich, is named in his honor. In 1979 he was named Roger J. Traynor Memorial Appellate Justice of the Year.
Source: Robert Kingsley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kingsley
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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