Researching Billy Chapin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Chapin surname? In that year Chapin was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Billy means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Billy Chapin on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Billy Chapin and the Chapin Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chapin 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 Chapin family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Billy Chapin at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Billy Chapin using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Chapin surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chapin Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4 people with the Chapin surname in the UK? Chapin is now ranked number 4037 for popularity in the UK. |
Chapin Family History Databases
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Find Billy Chapin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chapin Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Chapin surname in the USA? Chapin is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chapin Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Billy Chapin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Billy Chapin
Billy Chapin
William McClellan Chapin (December 28, 1943 – December 2, 2016) was an American child actor, known for a considerable number of screen and TV performances from 1943 to 1959 and best remembered for both his roles as the "diaper manager" Christie Cooper in the 1953 family feature The Kid from Left Field and little John Harper in Charles Laughton's 1955 film noir movie The Night of the Hunter.
Chapin was the brother of former child actors Lauren Chapin, known as Kathy "Kitten" Anderson from the TV series Father Knows Best and of Michael Chapin, another child performer of the 1940s and 1950s.
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