Researching Wesley Autrey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Autrey surname? In that year Autrey was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Wesley means "The West Meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Wesley Autrey on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wesley Autrey and the Autrey Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Autrey 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 Autrey family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9 people with the Autrey surname in the UK? Autrey is now ranked number 4033 for popularity in the UK. |
Autrey Family History Databases
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Autrey Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Autrey surname in the USA? Autrey is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Autrey Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Wesley Autrey. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Wesley Autrey
Wesley Autrey
Wesley Autrey (born February 6, 1956) (dubbed by the media as the "Subway Samaritan", "Subway Superman", "The Hero of Harlem" and as the "Subway Hero") is a New York City construction worker and Navy veteran who in 2007 achieved international recognition after he saved Cameron Hollopeter, a film student who had suffered a seizure and fallen onto the tracks, from being struck by a New York City Subway train. He is on the 2007 edition of Time 100 most influential people in the world list, made by Time magazine; the text about him was written by Donald Trump.
Source: Wesley Autrey, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Autrey
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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