Researching Tony West
Dig into the past of Tony West using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 28833 people with the West surname? In that year West was ranked number 110 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tony means "Form of ANTHONY. priceless" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Tony West on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Tony West 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 West 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 West and the West Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the West 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 West family tree.
Study Parish Records for Tony West at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tony West using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Tony West records.
Search MyHeritage for Tony West information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Tony West.
Research the West surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original West Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 37066 people with the West surname in the UK? West is now ranked number 121 for popularity in the UK. |
West 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Tony West.
Study MyTrees for information on the West family and people looking to contact living West relations.
Search One Great Family for West records submitted by people who are already researching the West Family Tree.
Find Tony West from Ireland on findmypast.ie
West 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 West surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 243060 people with the West surname in the USA? West is ranked number 79 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous West Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Tony West. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tony West
Tony West (footballer)
Anthony L. "Tony" West (born 11 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1980s.
Originally from the Carlton Reserves, West was a member of the 1980 Brunswick Victorian Football Association Second Division premiership team.
He made two appearances with Essendon in 1982 before spending the rest of the year on the sidelines with a broken leg. He kicked bags of four goals with his first two games of the 1983 VFL season, the only goals of his league career. Due to the strength of the Essendon team, West made only played one game in their premiership year of 1984 and instead spent most of his time in the reserves where he won a Best and Fairest.
A rover, West resumed at Brunswick in 1985 and participated in another Second Division premiership that year. He was a J. J. Liston Trophy winner in 1986 and had earlier, in 1981, been runner-up to Vic Aanensen.
Source: Tony West (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTony West (attorney)
Derek Anthony West (born August 12, 1965) is an American attorney and former government official, and the current chief legal officer of Uber. Before Uber, West was Associate Attorney General of the United States and general counsel of PepsiCo. West previously served as the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division, the largest litigating division in the Department of Justice.
During his time at the Department of Justice, West played a role in the administration's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) after concluding that the statute was unconstitutional. West was also involved in efforts by the Department to reclaim $37 billion from large financial institutions and worked on the department's efforts to improve public safety in Indian country, including the tribal provisions in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). On August 21, 2014, West announced a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America to resolve federal and state claims against Bank of America and its former and current subsidiaries, including Countrywide Financial Corporation and Merrill Lynch.
West is the brother-in-law of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
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