Researching Sonia Chan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12 people with the Chan surname? In that year Chan was ranked number 3567 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sonia means "wisdom" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Sonia Chan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sonia Chan and the Chan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chan 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Chan family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Sonia Chan at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sonia Chan using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Sonia Chan.
Research the Chan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chan Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 8171 people with the Chan surname in the UK? Chan is now ranked number 720 for popularity in the UK. |
Chan Genealogy Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Sonia Chan.
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Check out One Great Family for Chan records submitted by people who are already researching the Chan Family Tree.
Find Sonia Chan from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chan 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 Chan surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Chan surname in the USA? Chan is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chan Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Sonia Chan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sonia Chan
Sonia Chan
Sónia Chan Hoi-fan ( born December 1964), was the Secretary for Administration and Justice, second most senior government official in Macau.
Chan was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on December 1964. She received a bachelor's degree in Law from Sun Yat-sen University. In 2000, she attended Renmin University of China in Beijing and earned a master's degree in Criminal Law. Chan was the chairperson of the Female Civil Servants Association from 1999 to 2010 and the director of the Alumni Association of Macao Academy Education Fund Society since 1992.
She has been with the Macau civil service since 1994 having served in various positions:
* Head of the Division of Criminal Record under the Identification Services Bureau (DSI), 1994-1998* Deputy Director of the Identification Services Bureau (DSI), 1998-2010* Coordinator of the Office for Personal Data Protection, 2007-2014
Source: Sonia Chan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chan
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.
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