Researching Zhang Ling
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2830 people with the Ling surname? In that year Ling was ranked number 1409 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Zhang Ling on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Zhang Ling 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 Ling 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 Ling and the Ling Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ling 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 Ling family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Zhang Ling at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Zhang Ling using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Zhang Ling.
Research the Ling surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ling Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4143 people with the Ling surname in the UK? Ling is now ranked number 1404 for popularity in the UK. |
Ling 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Zhang Ling.
Study MyTrees for information on the Ling family and people looking to contact living Ling relations.
Look at One Great Family for Ling records submitted by people who are already researching the Ling Family Tree.
Find Zhang Ling from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Ling 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 Ling surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Ling surname in the USA? Ling is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ling Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Zhang Ling. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Zhang Ling
Zhang Ling (author)
Ling Zhang ( born in 1957) is a former senior audiologist and fiction writer in Toronto, Canada. She was born in Wenzhou, China and came to Canada in 1986 to pursue her MA in English at University of Calgary. She obtained her second MA degree in Communication disorders at the University of Cincinnati. She has published nine novels and several collections of novellas and short stories in Chinese. One of her novels,《金山》, has been translated into English, French, and German. She has won numerous important literary prizes in China.
In 2009, Zhang's novella, Aftershock (2010 film), a tale about the survival of the horrific 1976 Tangshan earthquake, was made into China's first IMAX movie, directed by Feng Xiaogang. This movie became the greatest box office success at the time and has grossed more than US$100 million at the Chinese box office.According to The Wall Street Journal, Aftershock opens the Imax market to Chinese films. The abc NEWS also mentions that Aftershock becomes the highest-grossing film in China.
In 2011, a lawsuit was launched against Zhang Ling for alleged copyright infringement from works by three Canadian writers. However, the case was closed with no judgment against either of the parties.
A Single Swallow, the English version of Zhang's novel《劳燕》, listed on 2017 Sina best ten books list/2017 新浪年度十大好书, published by Amazon Crossing in October 2020, has immediately caught the media and readers' interestand was reviewed as “a literary work suffused with prodigious and descriptive exposition.” A Single Swallow became Amazon’s #1 Kindle bestseller in Chinese literature and WWII historical fiction. The novel also was the winner of AudioFile Earphones Award and was listed with The New York Times Globetrotting 2021.
Source: Zhang Ling (author), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaZhang Ling (tennis)
Zhang Ling ( born October 28, 1989), stylized as Lynn Zhang after retirement, is a former professional Hong Kong tennis player.
On 12 September 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 184. On 22 June 2009, she also reached her highest doubles ranking of 219. She has won 14 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In 2014, she had her first main-draw match-win on the WTA Tour in Kuala Lumpur. She defeated Olga Savchuk, and become the first Hong Kongese player to achieve this, after Patricia Hy-Boulais done it in the 1980s.
Playing for Hong Kong at the Fed Cup, Ling has a win–loss record of 37–26.
Zhang announced her retirement from professional tennis in September 2020 after 16 years on the tour.
Source: Zhang Ling (tennis), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ling
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