Researching Wang Lei
Dig into the past of Wang Lei using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Lei surname? In that year Lei was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Wang Lei on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Wang Lei in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Lei 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 Wang Lei and the Lei Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lei 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 Lei family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Wang Lei at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Wang Lei using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Wang Lei records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Wang Lei information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Wang Lei.
Research the Lei surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lei Military records.
Lei 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Wang Lei.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lei family and people looking to contact living Lei relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Lei records submitted by people who are already researching the Lei Family Tree.
Find Wang Lei from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lei 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 Lei surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Lei surname in the USA? Lei is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lei Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Wang Lei. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Wang Lei
Wang Lei (chess player)
Wang Lei ( born February 4, 1975) is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster. She was in the FIDE Top 50 Women rating list from 2000 to 2003. Wang is a four-time Chinese women's champion (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001). In 1996 she won the Women's World University Chess Championship in León, Spain.
Wang competed for the China national chess team four times at the Women's Chess Olympiads (1990, 1996, 1998, 2000) with an overall record of 32 games played (+21, =8, -3), and once at the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship (1999) with an overall record of 4 games played (+3, =0, -1). She was also on the Chinese women's team in the first China - Russia Chess Summit.
Source: Wang Lei (chess player), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lei
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