Researching Robert Lanham
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 758 people with the Lanham surname? In that year Lanham was ranked number 2823 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Lanham on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Lanham and the Lanham Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lanham 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 Lanham family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Robert Lanham at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Lanham using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 715 people with the Lanham surname in the UK? Lanham is now ranked number 3367 for popularity in the UK. |
Lanham Family History Databases
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Lanham Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Lanham surname in the USA? Lanham is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lanham Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Lanham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Lanham
Robert Lanham
Robert Lanham (born 1971 in Richmond, Virginia) is the author of the satiric books The Hipster Handbook, Food Court Druids, Cherohonkees, and Other Creatures Unique to the Republic, and The Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right. He coined the term idiosyncrology, the study of idiosyncratic people, and his books often parody the eccentric people one finds in the United States. Neal Pollack calls Lanham "the Margaret Mead of the North American weirdo." In an article published in the fall of 2009, referred to Lanham as one of "Five Voices That Matter in the Music Blogosphere."
Lanham is also the editor of FREEwilliamsburg, a website covering the arts and culture of the artist mecca Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Independent, The Washington Post, Time Out, Huffington Post, Maxim, Salon, Nylon, Radar, McSweeney's, Gawker and Playboy, as well as in the collections The Subway Chronicles, Cassette From My Ex, Rock & Roll Cage Match, and Bookmark Now. Lanham lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Source: Robert Lanham, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lanham
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