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  • Cousin Marriages

    A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times, and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited.[1] Worldwide, more than 10% of marriages are between first or second cousins.[2] Cousin mar...

  • Genealogy of Prates - Origins of Prates

    It used to be found information that Prates are descendants of van Praet. According to that, Jàcome van Praet moved from Belgium (Antwerp) to Portugal. Probably because he was from a cadet branch. The King and the Portuguese Court received him very well. It´s said that generations after the family changed the surname to a Portuguese version (Prates) and then António Prates became Senhor de Póv...

  • Berners Family

    The Berners Family seems to be largely descended from the Norman lord Hugh de Berners , an Anglicised version of Hugo de Bernières. There are a number of locations with that name , but this is believed to be Bernières-d'Ailly near Caen.===Aims===To track the main Berners line and try and figure out where the other Berners lines fit in and to track down the various Barnes lines that are also des...

  • Cunningham Family

    Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Cunningham families , from earliest origins to near modern times. General Note If you would like to contribute to this page, please feel free to edit it. Click here for instructions about using Wiki markup language. Send a message to join us and collaborate. Line Starters Please list your earliest ...

  • Armenis family

    About the Armenis name Origin of the name The surname Armenis has its origin in the ancient Greek patronym attested to by the last male heir apparent to the independent kingdom of ancient Sparta, Armenis son of the Lacedæmonian king Nabis (Grk. Αρμένη ). King Nabis [Reign: 207 BC – 192 BC] was the last ruler under whom the Spartans had been a major power in ancient Greece. Gennaro Grande's th...

  • Williams Family Surname Origin

    Welcome to the Williams Ancestors Family surname page. The surname Williams is a patronymic name, given usually to the 'son of William' (also Wilhelm, or Guillaume). Although with no single family to trace this name back to, Williams is thought to originate in both England and Wales, and is the second most common surname in New Zealand, third in both Wales and the United States, and fourth ...

  • Myznov Surname

    This Project is created to bring together those with the Surname "Myznov"

  • DNA Surnames

    A surname DNA project is a genetic genealogy project which uses genealogical DNA tests to trace male lineage. Because surnames are passed down from father to son in many cultures (patrilineal), and Y-chromosomes (Y-DNA) are passed from father to son with a predictable rate of mutation, people with the same surname can use genealogical DNA testing to determine if they share a common ancestor wit...

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  • Kaverin Surname

    This Project is created to bring together those with the Surname "Kaverin"/ "Koverin"

  • Schulz Family from Germany in Meriden, USA

    Genealogy about Schulz Family from Germany in Meriden, USA Any Informations about history of Schulz family, and In this project a Yours participitation are welcome, if you are interesting for participate or would like to become part of this project - just Join this project (select ACTIONS (top right) and click Join Project ) About family surname Schulz from wikipedia : En | De Schulz is a ...

  • Barnes Family

    Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Barnes families, from earliest origins to near modern times. How to Participate Send a request to collaborate on this project and I'll add you as a collaborator. If the profile is a public profile you have edit rights to, then navigate to the profile and under "More Actions" choose "Add to project" or cl...

  • Graham Name Study

    Identifying All the Graham's of the World, Top level project, No profiles should be listed here, place them in the appropriate Country -> State -> CountyPlease see what I have done for Horry Co., South Carolina, just follow the links there. That is go to USA, then South Carolina, then to Horry County. Use the data to build a backbone of proof for the profiles that populate the county.Thank you ...

  • Comerford Family

    Scope and aims ==Father Patrick Comerford has done a lot of research into the Comerford surname , registering it at the Guild of One Name Studies and posting his findings on his blog. He has cut through a lot of the unsubstantiated older family history and has pinpointed two origins for the name and its variants - Comberford in Staffordshire and Quemerford in Wiltshire near Calne. The Irish Com...

  • Gilbert Family

    Welcome to the Gilbert Ancestors Family surname page. English (of Norman origin) French and German: from the personal name Giselbert composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge hostage noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempring...

  • Surname Study: Lanzer, Jewish Families from Moravia and Silesia

    The Jewish vital records for Silesia are fragmentary and for many towns no longer exist. For this reason researching families for this region requires some creative searching. Prague Conscriptions (1850 - 1914) - Applications for Residence Permit of Prague Police Ernest Lanzer (1887 Teschen), lediger Reisender Vienna Heinrich Lanzer (1837 Karvina - 1899 Vienna) Heinrich Lanzer (185...

  • Obitelj Katalinić

    RODOSLOVLJE OBITELJI Katalinić (Catalinich, Cattalinich) Ovo je projekt o povijesti, podrjetlu i rodoslovlju trogirske obitelji Katalinić Obitelj kalafata iz Trogira ulazi u grad Split vjenčanjem meštra Mate s Anom Bakotić 1775., dok se njegovi sinovi Anđelo i Ante žene Jerkom Grigillo 1808., odnosno Katom Lisičić 1810. godine. Četiri predstavnika treće generacije su također kalafati, da bi u...

  • Mesenbring / Mesenbrink Surname

    Origin and Meaning of the Mesenbring / Mesenbrink Name The origin of the Mesenbring / Mesenbrink name is most likely either Northern Germany (Lower Saxony) or the Netherlands. It's also possible the name has multiple origin points from similarly-named family farms. With the exception of a handful of Mesenbrinks who originated in the Netherlands, the vast majority of Mesenbrinks can be traced t...

  • Starbuck / Coffin Family

    Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Starbuck , Coffin , Gardner and related families, from earlier origins to near modern times Overview The Starbuck and Coffin families were a group of whalers operating out of Nantucket, Massachusetts from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Some members of the family gained wider exposure due to t...

  • Doran Family

    Doran is an Irish surname that derives from Ua Deoráin ( Ó Deorain ), a shortened version of Ua Deoradháin ( Ó Deoradhain ). " Deoradh " is a Gaelic word that means "exile", "wanderer" or "stranger". The O'Doran family are known as the chief Brehon (law-makers) of Leinster. They are said to be one of the Seven Septs of Loígis, an off-shoot of the Red Branch who travelled South to defeat a Muns...

  • De oorsprong van de familienaam Mooij

    Vooraf De titel is eigenlijk misleidend, want er is niet één oorsprong van één familie Mooij. Er zijn vele verschillende takken, die totaal niet met elkaar verwant zijn. Tenminste zo lijkt het mij nu voor te komen. Mijn bedoeling was/is om van elke tak de oorsprong te vinden. Een andere tussentijdse conclusie is dat vaak niet duidelijk is waarom een familie de naam Mooij gebruikt en dat de oors...

  • Natzke / Naczk

    Natzke / Naczk from Lauenburg / Lebork area and Westprussia area. Protestants and catholic. Are they related?

  • Doyle Family

    The Doyle surname comes from the Gaelic name O Dubhghail , which means son ("O") of the dark ("dubh") stranger ("ghall"). The Doyles in Ireland are mainly found in Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford and Carlow. ==Resources==* Doyle at House of Names* Doyle at the Surname Database* Doyle at Irish Central* Doyle on the Ancestry.co.uk forums* The Doyle Clan , for descendants of Daniel Doyle and Anne Carb...

  • Obitelj pl. Kačić

    RODOSLOVLJE OBITELJI KAČIĆ (Kachich,Kacich,Kacic,Cacich)Ovo je projekt o povijesti, podrjetlu i rodoslovlju obitelji prezimena Kačić, njenim precima, potomcima i srodnicima.Cijelo rodoslovno stablo obitelji pl. Kačić se može pogledati ovdje Rodoslovno stablo obitelji pl. Kačić | The whole family tree pl. Kacic can be found here Family tree of the Noble family Kacic Povijest Kačići (lat. Chacich...

  • Genealogy of Velloso's (Veloso's) in Portugal

    Winemakers of the Minho River area - Portugal and Spain (especially in Galicia). Project to find the maximum amount of Ancestors & collaterals called Velloso (Veloso) from Portugal & Spain and build a connection with the Velloso's that immigrated to Minas Gerais State in Brazil. The original writing of the last name (family name) is Velloso or Vellozo. Later changed to Veloso because of the ...

  • Сергеев фамилия

    География фамилии Фамилия распространена на всей территории России, но особенно часто встречается в Новосибирской, Белгородской, Ленинградской и Московской областях. Как давно существует фамилия? В письменных источниках фамилия впервые появляется в XVI веке. Фамилию Сергеев носили как дворяне, так и крестьяне, поэтому нельзя делать вывод о своих корнях, отталкиваясь только от нее. В историческ...

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