Researching Sam Kerr
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16333 people with the Kerr surname? In that year Kerr was ranked number 230 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Kerr on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Sam Kerr 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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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Kerr 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 Sam Kerr and the Kerr Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kerr 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 Kerr family tree.
Study Parish Records for Sam Kerr at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sam Kerr using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Sam Kerr records.
Study MyHeritage for Sam Kerr information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Sam Kerr.
Research the Kerr surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kerr Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 27384 people with the Kerr surname in the UK? Kerr is now ranked number 184 for popularity in the UK. |
Kerr Family Tree 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Sam Kerr.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kerr family and people looking to contact living Kerr relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Kerr records submitted by people who are already researching the Kerr Family Tree.
Find Sam Kerr from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kerr 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.
Research the Kerr surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Kerr surname in the USA? Kerr is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kerr Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Sam Kerr. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sam Kerr
Sam Kerr
Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national soccer team (the Matildas), which she also captains., Kerr is the all-time leading scorer in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States and until the 2020–21 season, held the record in the Australian W-League (now A-League Women). She is the only female football player to have won the Golden Boot in three different leagues and three different continents – the W-League (Asia) in 2017–18 and 2018–19, the NWSL (North America) in 2017, 2018, 2019 and the FAWSL (Europe) in 2020–21.
Kerr started her career at the age of 15 with Perth Glory where she played from 2008 to 2012, before transferring to Sydney FC. In 2013, she joined the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the NWSL and helped lead the team to win the NWSL Shield. She later played for Sky Blue FC and the Chicago Red Stars in the same league. In 2019, Kerr indicated her interest to play in Europe, and having fielded multiple offers from clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais, Kerr ultimately signed with Chelsea, winning back-to-back Women's Super League titles in her first two seasons with the club, as well as helping the team reach the UEFA Women's Champion's League final for the first time in 2021.
Kerr earned her first senior international cap in 2009 at the age of 15 and has since represented Australia at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments, the 2011, 2015, and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, and the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2019, she became the first Australian player — male or female — to score a hat trick at a World Cup tournament.
Kerr was awarded the 2017 and 2018 Julie Dolan Medal as the best player in Australia and is a four-time recipient of the PFA's Women's Footballer of the Year Award, awarded it in 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was named International Player of the Year by the Football Media Association in 2013 and 2014, and was also named the 2018 Young Australian of the Year. Also in 2018, she received the ESPY Award for Best International Women's Soccer Player. The following year, she received the ESPY Award for Best International Women's Soccer Player and Best NWSL Soccer Player. She is the first and only Australian women's footballer to be named to the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or, having been nominated in all editions of the award from 2018–2021, ranking 5th, 7th and 3rd, respectively. She has also been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women's Player from 2017 to 2021, ranking 10th, 9th, 11th and 7th, respectively. Kerr has also been nominated for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award from 2018–2021 and has been named to the Top 10 of The Guardian
Kerr is known for her "speed, skill, tenacity," and backflip goal celebrations, and is widely considered one of the best female footballers, and strikers, in the world.
Source: Sam Kerr, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kerr
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