Researching Robert Shelton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3521 people with the Shelton surname? In that year Shelton was ranked number 1189 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Shelton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Shelton and the Shelton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shelton 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 Shelton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4296 people with the Shelton surname in the UK? Shelton is now ranked number 1362 for popularity in the UK. |
Shelton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Shelton surname in the USA? Shelton is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shelton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Shelton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Shelton
Robert Shelton (critic)
Robert Shelton, born Robert Shapiro (June 28, 1926, Chicago, Illinois, United States – December 11, 1995, Brighton, England) was a music and film critic.
Shelton helped to launch the career of a then-unknown 20-year-old Bob Dylan. In 1961, Dylan was performing at Gerdes Folk City in the West Village, one of the best-known folk venues in New York, opening for the bluegrass act the Greenbriar Boys. Shelton's positive review in The New York Times brought crucial publicity to Dylan and led to a Columbia recording contract. Shelton had previously noted Dylan in a review for The New York Times of WRVR's live twelve-hour Hootenanny, July 29, 1961. "Among the newer promising talents deserving mention are a 20-year-old latter-day Guthrie disciple named Bob Dylan, with a curiously arresting mumbling, country-steeped manner." This was Dylan's first live radio performance.
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