Researching Bill Chipley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Chipley surname? In that year Chipley was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Chipley 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 Chipley 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 Bill Chipley and the Chipley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chipley 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 Chipley family tree.
Study Parish Records for Bill Chipley at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Chipley using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Bill Chipley.
Research the Chipley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chipley Military records.
Chipley Family History Databases
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Study MyTrees for information on the Chipley family and people looking to contact living Chipley relations.
Search One Great Family for Chipley records submitted by people who are already researching the Chipley Family Tree.
Find Bill Chipley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chipley Forums
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Miscellaneous Chipley Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Chipley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Chipley
Bill Chipley
William Allen Chipley (July 2, 1920 – December 27, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Yanks and New York Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Boston Yanks in the eighth round of the 1947 NFL Draft. He first enrolled at Clemson University before transferring to Washington and Lee University. Chipley attended E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Chipley served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee from 1955 to 1956, compiling a record of 1–14.
Source: Bill Chipley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chipley
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