Researching Simon Tong
Research the background of Simon Tong using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1057 people with the Tong surname? In that year Tong was ranked number 2538 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Tong on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Simon Tong in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Simon Tong. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Simon Tong. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Simon Tong. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Simon Tong. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Simon Tong. |
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 Tong ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Tong Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Tong and the Tong Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tong 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 Tong family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Simon Tong at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Simon Tong using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Simon Tong records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Simon Tong information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Simon Tong.
Research the Tong surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tong Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1823 people with the Tong surname in the UK? Tong is now ranked number 2455 for popularity in the UK. |
Tong Family History 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Simon Tong.
Study MyTrees for information on the Tong family and people looking to contact living Tong relations.
Look at One Great Family for Tong records submitted by people who are already researching the Tong Family Tree.
Find Simon Tong from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Tong 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 Tong surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Tong surname in the USA? Tong is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tong Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Simon Tong. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Simon Tong
Simon Tong
Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999 and is currently a member of Erland and the Carnival and Transmission. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's "The Axe Factor" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years.
Tong grew up in English town Skelmersdale, the subject of his most recent release, Prospect of Skelmersdale with his project The Magnetic North.
Source: Simon Tong, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Tong
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.
Tainsh Tamas Tamasa Tames Tamko Tammadge Tams Tanaka Tanco Tang Tanguay Tanguey Tanguy Tangye Tanis Tank Tanke Tansey Tanski Tanzi Tanzy Teames Temes Ten_eyck Tench Teneyck Tennessee Tennick Tennis Tennock Tenwick Thames Thams Thank Thennis Thines Thing Thinnes Thomas Thomassie Thombs Thomes Thomke Thoms Thoumas Thums Thwing Thying Thyng Timaeus Timbes Timbs Timcke Timick Timko Timmes Timmis Timms Tims Timyck Tincey Tinch Tines Ting Tingay Tingey Tingy Tink Tinkey Tinnes Tinsey Toennies Tom_wage Tomajko Tomas Tomasco Tomasi Tomasko Tomass Tomassi Tomasso Tomasz Tombosky Tombs Tomci Tomek Tomes Tomich Tomicki Tomik Tomisch Tomke Tomko Tommaseo Tommasi Tommis Tomowicz Toms Tomsa Tomsey Tomsha Tomsu Tonge Tongs Tongue Tonks Toombes Toombs Tooms Townes Towns Tunes Tunesi Tungay Tunis Tunks Tunnick Tunnoch Tunnock Tunx Twing Tymich Tymick Tynes Tyng
Comments
Looking for information on a Simon Tong in your family tree? Why not post a question here -