Researching Alan Mellor
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10549 people with the Mellor surname? In that year Mellor was ranked number 389 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alan means "Handsome, cheerful" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Alan Mellor on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alan Mellor and the Mellor Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 10939 people with the Mellor surname in the UK? Mellor is now ranked number 531 for popularity in the UK. |
Mellor Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Mellor surname in the USA? Mellor is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Alan Mellor
Alan Mellor
Alan John Mellor (born 4 July 1959) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1978 and 1979.
Mellor was born in Horninglow, Staffordshire. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1978 season against Kent when he took five wickets for 52. He took 9 wickets in the season. He continued until the end of the 1979 season
Mellor was a left-arm slow bowler and a right-handed batsman. Mellor played three Youth Test matches and one Youth ODI, during the summer of 1978 against the West Indies.
More than five years later, Mellor resurfaced to play for his home county of Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Trophy.
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