Researching Simon Bryant
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The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Bryant on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Bryant and the Bryant Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Bryant 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 Bryant family tree.
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Bryant Family History Databases
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Bryant Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Simon Bryant. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Simon Bryant
Simon Bryant (RAF officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant, (born 20 June 1956) is a former Royal Air Force officer, who served as Commander-in-Chief of Air Command, and he was the second-most senior officer in the service until this post was dis-established in March 2012. He was appointed in 2010, following the sudden death of the then Commander-in-Chief, Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran, having served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel for just over a year. He was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours List.
Source: Simon Bryant (RAF officer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Simon Bryant (footballer)
Simon Christopher Bryant (born 22 November 1982) is a former professional association footballer, who spent five years (1999–2004) in The Football League with Bristol Rovers.
Bryant began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers and after being promoted to the professional ranks at the club in 1999,remained at the club as a player until 2004. During this spell he went on loan to Tiverton Town during the Christmas and new year period in 2003/2004.
He signed for Mangotsfield United in the summer of 2008, but left the club after less than a month, citing work commitments, without having played a single competitive match, whereupon he joined Cadbury Heath in August that year. He moved to Oldland Abbotonians a year later, where he made 12 league appearances, scoring once, during the 2009–10 season.
In October 2011 he was appointed as assistant coach to Martyn Grimshaw at Longwell Green Sports F.C.
In December 2021 Simon played in his first game in 10 years for Seymour United, realising his dream playing along side his life long friend David Plummer.
Source: Simon Bryant (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaSimon Bryant (chef)
Simon Bryant (born 14 February 1965, Exeter, Devon, England) is an Australian chef. Bryant featured alongside South Australian Maggie Beer on the ABC program The Cook and the Chef. The show aired more than 150 episodes over four years, attracting more than 600,000 viewers nationally per week.
Bryant was with Hilton Adelaide for more than 10 years, commencing as a Commis Chef, followed by 18 months as a Chef de Partie in 'The Grange' with Cheong Liew and rapidly working his way up to Senior Sous Chef of 'The Brasserie'. 'The Brasserie' was his break, where he was promoted to Executive Chef overseeing 33 staff, 2 of the state's leading restaurants, a quick service deli, and as South Australia's largest hotel, the largest catering and room service operations in the state.
Source: Simon Bryant (chef), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Bryant
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