Researching Bruce Chamberlain
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8148 people with the Chamberlain surname? In that year Chamberlain was ranked number 495 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bruce means "Woodlands" and is of French origin.
Records of Bruce Chamberlain on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bruce Chamberlain and the Chamberlain Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 11613 people with the Chamberlain surname in the UK? Chamberlain is now ranked number 498 for popularity in the UK. |
Chamberlain Family Tree Databases
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Chamberlain Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Chamberlain surname in the USA? Chamberlain is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Bruce Chamberlain. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bruce Chamberlain
Bruce Chamberlain
Bruce Anthony Chamberlain AM (9 August 1939 – 1 October 2005) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Brighton in Melbourne to Peter Henry Chamberlain, a railways paymaster, and Eileen, née Haddad. After attending De La Salle College in Malvern, he studied at the University of Melbourne, receiving a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law. On 6 February 1965 he married Paula Swan, with whom he had four children. In 1965 he became a partner with the solicitors' firm Melville, Orton & Lewis, while also acquiring farming property near Hamilton. He served on Hamilton City Council from 1969 to 1973. In 1973 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Dundas. His seat was abolished in 1976 and he won election to the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Province. Appointed Shadow Minister for Conservation and Planning in 1982, he became Shadow Attorney-General in 1985 and Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House in 1986. In 1988 he moved to the portfolio of Local Government and Major Projects, afterwards taking Industry, Technology and Resources (1989–90), Planning and State Growth (1990–91), and Local Government (1990–92). From 1992 to 2002, 17th President of the Legislative Council of Victorian Parliament. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on Australia Day 2005, but on 1 October that year he died at Hamilton.
Source: Bruce Chamberlain, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chamberlain
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