Researching Bill Crass
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 155 people with the Crass surname? In that year Crass was ranked number 3424 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Crass on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Crass and the Crass Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crass 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 Crass family tree.
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Crass Family Tree Databases
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Crass Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Crass surname in the USA? Crass is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Crass Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Crass. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Crass
Bill Crass
Willian Arthur Crass (June 9, 1911 – May 25, 1996) was an American football player who played as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals for one season, in 1937. He appeared in three games for the Cardinals and had five rushing attempts for eight yards in his career. He played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers. At LSU, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the Associated Press in 1935 and a second-team selection by United Press International in 1936.
Source: Bill Crass, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Crass
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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