Researching Russell Lane
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20638 people with the Lane surname? In that year Lane was ranked number 174 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Russell means "red-haired" and is of French origin.
Records of Russell Lane on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Russell Lane and the Lane Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lane 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 Lane family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Russell Lane at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 26207 people with the Lane surname in the UK? Lane is now ranked number 193 for popularity in the UK. |
Lane Family Tree Databases
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Lane Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 164065 people with the Lane surname in the USA? Lane is ranked number 103 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Russell Lane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Russell Lane
Russell Lane
Russell Paul Lane (born 23 November 1973) is an English cricketer. Lane is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Lane made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1995 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Lane played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1995 to 2009, which included 45 Minor Counties Championship matches and 25 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1998, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the NatWest Trophy. He played nine further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Lancashire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his ten List A matches, he scored 237 runs at a batting average of 23.70, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 95. This came against Dorset in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 51.50, with best figures of 2/48.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Middlesex Second XI.
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