Researching Roger Hall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 88104 people with the Hall surname? In that year Hall was ranked number 19 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Hall on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roger Hall and the Hall Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hall 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 Hall family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Roger Hall at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Roger Hall using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 110810 people with the Hall surname in the UK? Hall is now ranked number 19 for popularity in the UK. |
Hall Family History Databases
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Hall Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 607649 people with the Hall surname in the USA? Hall is ranked number 23 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hall Databases
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Some Famous People called Roger Hall
Roger Wolcott Hall
Roger Wolcott Hall (May 20, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland – 20 July 2008 in Windsor Hills, Delaware) was an American Army officer and spy in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and the author of a humorous memoir of his experiences in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), entitled You’re Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger (1957). The book was reportedly used in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) training and was re-issued by the Naval Institute Press in 2004. He also wrote two novels: All My Pretty Ones about the world of fashion and 19 about the O.S.S.
He was the son of a United States Navy officer and spent much of his youth in Annapolis, Maryland. He was married to Linda Texter Hall.
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