Researching Billy Crystal
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96 people with the Crystal surname? In that year Crystal was ranked number 3483 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Billy means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Billy Crystal on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Billy Crystal in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Billy Crystal and the Crystal Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crystal 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 Crystal family tree.
Search Parish Records for Billy Crystal at Find My Past.
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Research the Crystal surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Crystal Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 111 people with the Crystal surname in the UK? Crystal is now ranked number 3938 for popularity in the UK. |
Crystal Family History Databases
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Crystal Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Crystal surname in the USA? Crystal is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Billy Crystal. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer. He gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s for television roles as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and as a cast member and frequent host of Saturday Night Live. Crystal then became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes Rabbit Test (1978), Running Scared (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Memories of Me (1988), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), City Slickers (1991), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), Analyze This (1999), and Parental Guidance (2012). He provided the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, and Cars (2006).
Crystal has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 21 nominations), a Tony Award, a Mark Twain Prize, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012.
Source: Billy Crystal, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crystal
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