Researching Teddy Napoleon
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12 people with the Napoleon surname? In that year Napoleon was ranked number 3567 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Teddy Napoleon on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Teddy Napoleon 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.
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Napoleon 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 Teddy Napoleon and the Napoleon Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Napoleon 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 Napoleon family tree.
Study Parish Records for Teddy Napoleon at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Teddy Napoleon using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 25 people with the Napoleon surname in the UK? Napoleon is now ranked number 4018 for popularity in the UK. |
Napoleon Family Tree 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.
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Napoleon 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.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Napoleon surname in the USA? Napoleon is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Napoleon Databases
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Some Famous People called Teddy Napoleon
Teddy Napoleon
Teddy Napoleon (January 23, 1914 – July 5, 1964) was an American swing jazz pianist. He was the nephew of Phil Napoleon and the older brother of Marty Napoleon.
Teddy Napoleon's first professional engagement was with Lee Castle in 1933. He played with Tommy Tompkins for several years before working as a freelance musician in New York. In the 1940s he played in several big bands, including those of Johnny Messner and Bob Chester, before signing up with Gene Krupa in 1944. He worked under Krupa intermittently for the next fourteen years, including on many of Krupa's big band releases in the 1940s, and in his trio settings with Charlie Ventura. He also spent time working with Flip Phillips, Bill Harris, and Eddie Shu.
Napoleon moved to Florida in 1959 and led his own trio there, though he never recorded as a leader.
Source: Teddy Napoleon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Napoleon
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