Researching Tan Ann
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 122 people with the Ann surname? In that year Ann was ranked number 3457 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Tan Ann on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tan Ann and the Ann Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ann 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 Ann family tree.
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Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tan Ann using the FreeBMD database.
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Ann Family History Databases
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Ann Forums
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Some Famous People called Tan Ann
Tan Lian Ann
Tan Lian Ann (born 8 September 1947) is a Singaporean chess master.
He played at Perth 1962/63 (AUS-ch, John Purdy won); at Vrnjačka Banja 1963 (7th World Junior Chess Championship (U-20), Florin Gheorghiu won), and at Barcelona 1965 (9th WJCh, q-5, Robert Hübner won).
He was six times champion at the Singaporean Chess Championship, and shared first at Hong Kong 1972 (East Asian Zonal); tied for 16-18th at Petropolis 1973 (Interzonal, Henrique Mecking won); took 2nd, behind Eugenio Torre, at Melbourne 1975 (Zonal); tied for 18-20th at Manila 1976 (Interzonal, Mecking won).
Tan Lian Ann represented Singapore four times in Chess Olympiads:* In 1968, at first board in 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano.* In 1970, at first board in 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen.* In 1972, at first board in 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje.* In 1992, at third board in 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila.and twice in Asian Team Chess Championships:* In 1987, at first board in 7th ATCh in Singapore.* In 1991, at second board in 9th ATCh in Penang.
He took 8th in the 21st Cairnhill Open at Singapore 2003.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1973, after qualifying for the Interzonal in Petrópolis, Brazil.
Source: Tan Lian Ann, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ann
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.
Agna Agneau Agnew Agney Ahn Aim Aime Aina Ainey Am Amaya Amee Amey Amm Amme Amo Amy Anaya Aney Ankney Anna Anne Anney Anno Anway Any Auen Aune Auno Awin
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