Researching Cal Bowdler
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 600 people with the Bowdler surname? In that year Bowdler was ranked number 2979 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Cal means "Short for many names beginning with CAL" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Cal Bowdler on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Cal Bowdler 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 Cal Bowdler and the Bowdler Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Bowdler 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 Bowdler family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Cal Bowdler at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Cal Bowdler using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Cal Bowdler.
Research the Bowdler surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Bowdler Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 842 people with the Bowdler surname in the UK? Bowdler is now ranked number 3249 for popularity in the UK. |
Bowdler Genealogy Databases
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Find Cal Bowdler from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Bowdler Forums
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Miscellaneous Bowdler Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Cal Bowdler. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Cal Bowdler
Cal Bowdler
James Calloway "Cal" Bowdler II (born March 31, 1977) is a retired Irish American professional basketball player. A, 245 lb power forward from Old Dominion University, Bowdler was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft and played for the Hawks for three seasons from 1999 to 2002. He has last played professionally in Italy for Kinder Bologna (2002), Montepaschi Siena (2002–2003), Lottomatica Roma (2003–2004) and Casti Group Varese (2004–05).
Bowdler attended Rappahannock High School in Warsaw, Virginia.
Bowdler is the only player in the modern era of basketball to commit seven personal fouls during an NBA game. This happened because the scorekeeper didn't realize seven fouls had been committed until after the game was over.
Currently Cal works for Comcast Cable Communications in Atlanta GA.
Source: Cal Bowdler, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Bowdler
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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