Researching Tom Kerrigan
Dig into the past of Tom Kerrigan using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 540 people with the Kerrigan surname? In that year Kerrigan was ranked number 3039 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Kerrigan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Kerrigan and the Kerrigan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kerrigan 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 Kerrigan family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Tom Kerrigan at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tom Kerrigan using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2532 people with the Kerrigan surname in the UK? Kerrigan is now ranked number 2035 for popularity in the UK. |
Kerrigan Family History Databases
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Find Tom Kerrigan from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kerrigan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kerrigan surname in the USA? Kerrigan is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kerrigan Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Kerrigan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Kerrigan
Tom Kerrigan (golfer)
Thomas Francis Kerrigan (October 10, 1895 – May 6, 1964) was an American professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Kerrigan's best performance in the Open Championship came in the 1921 Open Championship when after enduring an Atlantic voyage aboard the RMS Aquitania he quickly acclimated himself to the Open Championship course at St Andrews on arrival in Britain and finished in third place. He was a frequent competitor in the PGA Championship in which his best results were quarter-final losses (in match play) in 1916, 1922, and 1925.
Source: Tom Kerrigan (golfer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kerrigan
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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