Researching Wesley So
Dig into the past of Wesley So using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
The name Wesley means "The West Meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Wesley So on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Wesley So 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.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Wesley So. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Wesley So. |
 |
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Wesley So. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Wesley So. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Wesley So. |
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 So ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your So Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wesley So and the So Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the So 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 So family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Wesley So at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Wesley So using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Wesley So records.
Check out MyHeritage for Wesley So information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Wesley So.
Research the So surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original So Military records.
So 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Wesley So.
Study MyTrees for information on the So family and people looking to contact living So relations.
Explore One Great Family for So records submitted by people who are already researching the So Family Tree.
Find Wesley So from Ireland on findmypast.ie
So 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 So surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the So surname in the USA? So is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous So Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Wesley So. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Wesley So
Wesley So
Wesley Barbasa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Philippine-born American chess grandmaster, the inaugural and current World Fischer Random Chess Champion and a three-time, and the current, U.S. Chess Champion (in 2017, 2020, and 2021). He is also a three-time Filipino Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE rating list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2822, making him the fifth-highest rated player in history.
A former chess prodigy, So became the youngest player to pass a 2600 Elo rating in October 2008, breaking the record previously held by Magnus Carlsen. This record has since been broken by John M. Burke. In early 2013, So passed 2700 and in January 2017 he became the 11th player to pass 2800 Elo.
So represented the Philippines until transferring to the United States in 2014. He won the 2015 Bilbao Chess Masters, the 2016 Grand Chess Tour title after claiming victory in the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic, and the 2017 Tata Steel Masters. He represented the US on board 3 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, winning team and individual gold.
So became the inaugural official Fischer Random world champion, on 2 November 2019, after defeating Carlsen 13½–2½ to win the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship.
Source: Wesley So, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like So
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.
S250 S425 Saha Sahe Saia Saiia Saw Sawey Sawye Say Saya Saye Sayegh Sc Scay Schaw Schee Scheu Schewe Schiewe Schoo Schoue Schu Schuh Scohy Scough Scow Scoy Sea Seay See Sehie Sey Shah Shaw Shawe Shay Shaye Shea Shee Sheehe Sheehy Shehee Shehow Shew Shewey Shoe Shough Show Shue Shuey Shuhy Shy Sie Sieh Sigh Skae Skau Skea Skeie Skey Skough Skow Sky Soe Soha Soo Sooy Sowa Soy Soye Sue Sy Sye
Comments
Looking for information on a Wesley So in your family tree? Why not post a question here -