Researching Roy Lee
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 48943 people with the Lee surname? In that year Lee was ranked number 60 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roy means "King" and is of French origin.
Records of Roy Lee on Ancestry
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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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Lee 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 Roy Lee and the Lee Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lee 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 Lee family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Roy Lee using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Lee surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lee Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 74722 people with the Lee surname in the UK? Lee is now ranked number 49 for popularity in the UK. |
Lee Genealogy 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Roy Lee.
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Lee 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 668414 people with the Lee surname in the USA? Lee is ranked number 21 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lee Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Roy Lee. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roy Lee
Roy Noble Lee
Roy Noble Lee (October 19, 1915 – January 21, 2015) was an American judge who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1987 to 1993. Born in Madison County, Mississippi, Lee received his bachelor's degree from Mississippi College and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law. He was a FBI agent from 1942–44 and served in the United States Navy Reserves during World War II. Lee was a state district attorney and then a state circuit court judge. He died in January 2015 at his home in Forest, Mississippi, aged 99.
Source: Roy Noble Lee, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lee
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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