Researching Bobby Croft
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7074 people with the Croft surname? In that year Croft was ranked number 580 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bobby means "Famous" and is of German origin.
Records of Bobby Croft on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bobby Croft and the Croft Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Croft 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 Croft family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8512 people with the Croft surname in the UK? Croft is now ranked number 691 for popularity in the UK. |
Croft Genealogy Databases
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Croft Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Croft surname in the USA? Croft is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Croft Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Bobby Croft. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bobby Croft
Bobby Croft
Robert Alexander Croft (March 17, 1946 – March 23, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball player. He played as a centre in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Texas Chaparrals and the Kentucky Colonels during the 1970–71 season. He attended Hill Park Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario and later went on to study at the University of Tennessee before being drafted as the fourth pick in the eighth round by the Boston Celtics in the 1970 NBA draft. He died at a hospice in Burlington, Ontario in 2014, aged 68.
Source: Bobby Croft, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Croft
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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