Researching Zhang Lin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19 people with the Lin surname? In that year Lin was ranked number 3560 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Zhang Lin on Ancestry
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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 Lin 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 Zhang Lin and the Lin Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lin 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 Lin family tree.
Search Parish Records for Zhang Lin at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Zhang Lin using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Zhang Lin.
Research the Lin surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lin Military records.
Lin Family History 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 Zhang Lin.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lin family and people looking to contact living Lin relations.
Explore One Great Family for Lin records submitted by people who are already researching the Lin Family Tree.
Find Zhang Lin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lin 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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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Lin surname in the USA? Lin is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lin Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Zhang Lin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Zhang Lin
Zhang Lin (dissident)
Zhang Lin (born 1963 in Bengbu, Anhui) is a cyber-dissident from the People's Republic of China. He led student hunger strikes in Bengbu in 1989. He was imprisoned on 29 January 2005. He now is imprisoned in Bengbu's No. 1 Detention Center.
Zhang Lin's daughter Zhang Anni was arrested at her primary school on 27 February 2013 and detained with her father Zhang Lin for three hours. On 7 September 2013, Zhang Anni and her elder sister departed China from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with help from Consulate General of the United States, Shanghai, and resettled in San Francisco, United States.
Source: Zhang Lin (dissident), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lin
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