Genealogy

According to family history, my maternal grandmother's father was one of 2 brothers who survived a shipwreck and washed ashore to the beach of a village called Kuala Penyu in Sabah, East Malaysia.They stayed on and married the locals. My grandmother's father was called Laksamana and they say he was a pirate. This happened about or more than 100 years ago. Can anyone shed light on what exactly he was? Rather dubious. In the Malay archipelago, Laksamana is an admiral. What does Laksamana means in the Phillipines? Or is it just a name? Thanks

2007-07-10 03:03:16 · 2 answers · asked by wongkyjustin 1

2007-07-10 02:15:08 · 5 answers · asked by suga_baby12 1

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2007-07-09 22:56:14 · 6 answers · asked by susan m 3

2007-07-09 19:22:33 · 3 answers · asked by carmatlock 1

my great grandma's maiden name was zalzberg. I was wondering its origin I found some info on this site

www.jewishgenealogy.com.ar/surnames_ez.html

I couldnt find where its specific origin was Can someone help?

2007-07-09 18:06:29 · 4 answers · asked by hhh 2

Are they in some way, related to you?

2007-07-09 16:18:50 · 8 answers · asked by Katie 3

Is Peter Pan Chinese?

Why is his last name "Pan" if he is not a Chinese?

2007-07-09 15:52:46 · 6 answers · asked by yu ca 4

I am looking for Leotha O Robertson obituary.Leotha O Robertson
[Leotha O Massey]
Social Security #: 243365495
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1919
Birthplace: Other Country
Death Date: 24 Feb 1994
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Eskins
Father's Surname: Massey
I will give you 10 points if you find the obituary.

2007-07-09 14:33:33 · 4 answers · asked by spaew 2

2007-07-09 14:09:58 · 5 answers · asked by john d 1

2007-07-09 14:08:22 · 4 answers · asked by john d 1

This person is of very distant relation, we were close as children, now 20 years later, I would like to find him and I don't know how. I have checked myspace, the phonebook, zaba search and other sites like it, classmates.com, and nothing online so far has been fruitful. I don't know where to find any of his relatives other than my close family, and they know nothing of his whereabouts. Is there something that will search speciffically for lost family members, though it may be hard to put our relation onto paper...several marriages tied us together and now several divorces have untied us. Please help if you can. Please only give serious answers...save jokes for someone else, please.

2007-07-09 13:46:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was researching some death certificates and came across my grandpa. He put a gun to his head and committed suicide at the age of 50. I refuse to talk to my dad about his because it is nothing something you talk about. I knew my Grandpa was depressed and had alcholism problems. He was a great guy when he was not depressed my dad would say. He said he needs to remember the good times with him because those are more important.

2007-07-09 13:45:09 · 9 answers · asked by A Journey 5

I read about it in the New York Times, and was wondering if anyone got surprising results.

NY Times piece:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/12/us/12genes.html?ex=1302494400&en=94e1fa50f8081d8e&ei=5090

Story about a black guy who found out he wasn't:
http://www.alternet.org/story/16917

2007-07-09 11:37:39 · 4 answers · asked by yurbud 3

2007-07-09 11:24:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-09 10:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by shorty1970 1

He was born on June 10, 1922. His nickname was Jack.

2007-07-09 09:03:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I never met my father, and my mother is very closed off to any discussion about him. I don't want to find him or anything, I'm just curious as to what my ethnic origin is. My mother is 100% Irish...which obviously makes me half-Irish, but when I look in the mirror I can't even begin to guess what the other half of me is.

Recently, I found a silly site called My Heritage, where you can upload a picture of yourself and see which celebrities you most resemble... I've gotten a few comparisons to Asian actresses on there, but I don't know if that necessarily means anything. Do you guys know of any real, veritable sites where I can just upload a photo and find out my ethnicity, and not which celebrity I look like? (Or, do you know of any other ways or means I could find out what I am?) Thanks in advance.

2007-07-09 05:49:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone know the origins of the surname Binfet, links would be appreciated.

2007-07-09 05:39:26 · 3 answers · asked by Kit N 1

I just read where a young boy names Max Hell, Melbourne Australia, was not allowed to go to a Cathlolic school because of his last name. The father offered to change it to his wife's maiden name but then said No. They had no problem in public school. I guess the Catholic school changed it's mind but now the family isn't sending him there.

I wonder what the history of the name means? Does anyone know? In today's day and age I would probably change my name.

2007-07-09 03:03:39 · 9 answers · asked by lilith663 6

ok i want to know more about me, my ancestors. hello my im shanika im and afro american. however i feel that there is more to my life that i dont know about ... i want to do a reseach on my family life my legacy, so i can share that with my future generation...however its hard because most of the main people i need are decease, my father mother died 18 years ago, my father died 2 years ago and my big brother died 10 ago, he was shot and killed.. so as u can see i suffered big loses. you see im african american but i strongly feel that there is more about me and my roots that i dont know about, ,like my grandmother.. i know that she was not just a african american..seems to me that she was more of a indian decent, then black.. her hair and skin was very different ..and so is mine.. and my dad.. BUT its a mystery becuase on that side of the family they cant and refuse too tell you sh!t about her..my mother didnt no much becuase its not her mother. can u help me find facts on this journey

2007-07-09 02:39:20 · 12 answers · asked by Baina 2

My Dad was adopted from Spokane, Wash. His name before adoption was Roy Doer. My Dad never checked it out and he has alheimers. How would you check any relatives that could be around. He was one to many kids and put in adoption.

2007-07-08 13:54:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

How easy is it to cancel a membership to Ancestry.com? I'm interested in a 14 day free trial they're offering. They want my credit card number and say I can cancel at any time, but I know some of these places make that VERY difficult. Has anyone ever canceled an Ancestry.com account and if so, how difficult/easy was it? Also, do the amount of records they have available make it worth the cost?

Thanks!

2007-07-08 13:04:39 · 7 answers · asked by Emily Dew 7

Mother of Sandra Lee is Guadalupe Guerra. A family from Sandia,Tx adopted Sandra Lee after she was Born.

2007-07-08 06:04:44 · 6 answers · asked by veronica a 1

were these countries connected befor they became independant so do we all have some welsh and scots in us? i am a celt and have distant welsh connections but would be just as thrilled if i have some scots too. i feel i am going home when i go to friends in wales . proud of my distant welsh ancestry ,love some scots too!

2007-07-08 05:19:19 · 5 answers · asked by welsh wonder 1

ok my name is chasity paige i get really tired of explaining my name and spelling it haha it's a little weird and i realize that but could someone help me pick out a nickname to help me with a simple nickname that has something to do with my name thanks so much

2007-07-07 22:38:09 · 18 answers · asked by chasity:) 3

I am doing geneaology research and one of my ancestors was from "Olive, FL". Never heard of it and can't find any reference to it other than the "community of Olive" in Pensacola. I live in Pensacola and have never heard of this "community". Anyone know of a website or database that gives info on "lost" cities?
Thanks!!

2007-07-07 17:02:21 · 6 answers · asked by btrfli1172 3

2007-07-07 14:44:57 · 5 answers · asked by redbird1999_26 1

i am starting to put togther a family tree. How do i find out the names of my great grandmothers brothers and sisters. There were at least 10 of them and i know the names of about half of them. To find out the rest do i search the census? is it necessary to get copies of their birth certificates? nb. they were from northern ireland.

2007-07-07 07:07:55 · 7 answers · asked by sprite 2

How is that done?Is it expensive?Where do you go to get it done?

2007-07-07 03:24:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 16:41:14 · 9 answers · asked by firecracker 4