Researching Bob Coverdale
Delve into the history of Bob Coverdale using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 820 people with the Coverdale surname? In that year Coverdale was ranked number 2763 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Coverdale on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bob Coverdale in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Coverdale 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 Bob Coverdale and the Coverdale Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coverdale 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 Coverdale family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Bob Coverdale at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bob Coverdale using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Bob Coverdale records.
Study MyHeritage for Bob Coverdale information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Bob Coverdale.
Research the Coverdale surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coverdale Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 976 people with the Coverdale surname in the UK? Coverdale is now ranked number 3125 for popularity in the UK. |
Coverdale Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Bob Coverdale.
Study MyTrees for information on the Coverdale family and people looking to contact living Coverdale relations.
Study One Great Family for Coverdale records submitted by people who are already researching the Coverdale Family Tree.
Find Bob Coverdale from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coverdale Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Coverdale surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Coverdale Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Coverdale. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Coverdale
Bob Coverdale
Robin "Bob" Coverdale (fourth ΒΌ 1928 β May 21, 2009), also known by the nickname of "The Mayor of Dunswell", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage β 635), and Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage β), as a, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Beverley A.R.L.F.C..
Source: Bob Coverdale, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Coverdale
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.
Cabaret Cafferty Capehart Capeheart Caperton Caphart Capheart Caverty Cavoretto Cayford Cheverton Chevrette Chevriaut Chiverton Ciavardone Cifford Coevert Coovert Coppard Coppeard Copperd Copperwaite Couvert Couvret Coverdell Coverdill Covert Covrett Cowperthwait Cowperthwaite Cowpertwait Cypert Cyphert





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