Researching Shirley Abbott
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13207 people with the Abbott surname? In that year Abbott was ranked number 302 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Shirley means "country meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Shirley Abbott on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Shirley Abbott and the Abbott Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Abbott 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 Abbott family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 16929 people with the Abbott surname in the UK? Abbott is now ranked number 322 for popularity in the UK. |
Abbott Genealogy Databases
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Abbott Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 75956 people with the Abbott surname in the USA? Abbott is ranked number 132 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Shirley Abbott. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Shirley Abbott
Shirley Abbott (ambassador)
Shirley Levoy "S.L." Abbott (July 23, 1924 – April 23, 2013) was an American businessman, rancher, politician, and ambassador.
Born in Fairview, Oklahoma, Abbott lived on a dairy farm in Minnesota with his family and then moved to El Paso, Texas. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He received his bachelor and optometrist degrees from Pacific University. He then practiced optometry in El Paso and was a rancher. He served in the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican 1977–1978. Abbott had Advocated the Reagan Administration to appoint him as United States Ambassador to Belize. Instead, the administration tried to nominate him as United States Ambassador to Guyana, but the nomination was withdrawn. Finally, in 1983, Abbott was appointed United States Ambassador to Lesotho by President Ronald Reagan. Abbott died from complications of congestive heart failure in Coronado, California.
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