Researching Tony Bethell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1105 people with the Bethell surname? In that year Bethell was ranked number 2497 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tony means "Form of ANTHONY. priceless" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Tony Bethell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Tony Bethell in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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 Bethell 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 Tony Bethell and the Bethell Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Bethell 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 Bethell family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Tony Bethell at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tony Bethell using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Tony Bethell.
Research the Bethell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Bethell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1892 people with the Bethell surname in the UK? Bethell is now ranked number 2417 for popularity in the UK. |
Bethell 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Tony Bethell.
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Investigate One Great Family for Bethell records submitted by people who are already researching the Bethell Family Tree.
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Bethell 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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Miscellaneous Bethell Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tony Bethell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tony Bethell
Tony Bethell
Richard Anthony Bethell (9 April 1922 – 17 February 2004) was born in Dar-es-Salaam in the British territory of Tanganyika. He joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. After his Mustang was shot down he was taken prisoner and held in the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III at Sagan where he actively participated in the Great Escape, being one of the 76 officers to break out and make some distance across enemy occupied territory before being recaptured. His name was not one of the 50 who were picked to be executed and he, with 25 others, went back into captivity. He retired from the RAF in 1955 and worked in financial services in Canada. He died in Canada in 2004.
Source: Tony Bethell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Bethell
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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