Records of Robert Terry on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Terry 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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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Terry and the Terry Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Terry 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 Terry family tree.

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Some Famous People called Robert Terry

Robert Terry (cricketer)

Robert Jenkin Terry (January 1829 – 23 February 1908) was an English amateur cricketer who played in four first-class cricket matches between 1858 and 1860.

Terry was christened at Lydd in Kent in January 1829. He played for the Gentlemen of Kent cricket side, making three of his first-class appearances for the side as well as playing in at least two non-first-class matches for the team. In 1860 he made a single first-class appearance for Kent County Cricket Club during Canterbury Cricket Week.

Terry, a farmer, suffered bankruptcy in 1862. He died at Ramsgate in Kent in February 1908 aged 79.

Source: Robert Terry (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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