Researching Syd Straw
Delve into the history of Syd Straw using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1044 people with the Straw surname? In that year Straw was ranked number 2550 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Syd Straw on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Syd Straw 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Straw 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 Syd Straw and the Straw Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Straw 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 Straw family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Syd Straw at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Syd Straw using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Syd Straw records.
Check out MyHeritage for Syd Straw information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Syd Straw.
Research the Straw surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Straw Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1836 people with the Straw surname in the UK? Straw is now ranked number 2447 for popularity in the UK. |
Straw Genealogy 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Syd Straw.
Study MyTrees for information on the Straw family and people looking to contact living Straw relations.
Study One Great Family for Straw records submitted by people who are already researching the Straw Family Tree.
Find Syd Straw from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Straw 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 Straw surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Straw surname in the USA? Straw is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Straw Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Syd Straw. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Syd Straw
Syd Straw
right|thumb|Syd Straw at Heartwreck 2004Syd Straw (born 1958) is an American rock singer and songwriter. The daughter of actor Jack Straw (The Pajama Game), she began her career singing backup for Pat Benatar, then took her distinct voice to the indie/alternative scene and joined the ever-evolving line-up of Golden Palominos from 1985 through 1987, appearing on their second and third albums. Straw was a frequent lead singer and occasional co-songwriter for the group, which was spearheaded by drummer Anton Fier and also featured vocal turns by Michael Stipe, Matthew Sweet, Don Dixon, Jack Bruce and others. She left the group in 1987 to establish her solo career.
Straw released her first solo album, Surprise, in 1989; it featured contributions by Stipe, Fier, Richard Thompson, Jody Harris, Peter Blegvad, and a number of other well-known musicians. A second album, War and Peace, appeared in 1996. Recorded with a relatively obscure Midwest rock group called the Skeletons, it chronicled a brief and unhappy romance. In 2008, she released a new album, entitled Pink Velour, on her own label, Earnester Records. According to an earlier interview, the title track “is about my family moving back and forth between the east and the west, and my being kidnapped by my mother on Valentine's Day in 1969, and about not seeing my dad for almost seven years.”
A frequent backup singer and contributor to duets with other musicians, Straw has also maintained an intermittent acting career, appearing on the television shows The Adventures of Pete & Pete and Tales of the City. Straw's role on The Adventures of Pete & Pete as a middle-school math teacher was introduced in the episode "Valentine's Day Massacre," and was reprised in the episodes "Hard Day's Pete" and "x=why?" Syd Straw can be heard singing harmony and backing vocals on the Rickie Lee Jones albums Traffic from Paradise and The Evening of My Best Day. She is also featured on Leo Kottke's Peculiaroso, which Jones produced. Straw appears on "What Am I Worth" from the Dave Alvin album King of California. For a number of years she has given an annual "Heartwreck" live performance on Valentine's Day.
In 1994, Straw teamed up with Wilco to contribute the song "The T.B. Is Whipping Me" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country, produced by the Red Hot Organization.
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