Researching Charles Caulfield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 519 people with the Caulfield surname? In that year Caulfield was ranked number 3060 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Caulfield on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Caulfield and the Caulfield Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2291 people with the Caulfield surname in the UK? Caulfield is now ranked number 2162 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Charles Caulfield
Charles Caulfield
Charles Caulfield, D.D (1804-1862) was an Anglican colonial bishop in the 19th century.
Caulfield was born in Kilkenny, son of the Reverend Hans Caulfield and Anne Rothe. He was admitted, aged 17, to Trinity College, Dublin in 1821. He was Archdeacon of the Bahamas. He was consecrated Bishop of Nassau and the Bahamas at Lambeth Palace on 1 December 1861. He died of Yellow fever at New Providence on 4 September 1862.
He married Grace St George, daughter of Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet, another County Kilkenny man, and his second wife Bridget Blakeney, daughter of Theophilus Blakeney, and had several children. Grace died in 1896.
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