Researching Charles Crandall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10 people with the Crandall surname? In that year Crandall was ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Crandall on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Crandall and the Crandall Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 4 people with the Crandall surname in the UK? Crandall is now ranked number 4037 for popularity in the UK. |
Crandall Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Crandall surname in the USA? Crandall is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Crandall Databases
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Some Famous People called Charles Crandall
Charles Martin Crandall
Charles Martin Crandall (May 30, 1833 – Jun 25, 1905) was an American inventor and toy-maker. He was best known for various toy blocks, "Crandall's Acrobats", "Noah's Dominoes", "Illuminated Pictorial Alphabet", "District School", "Menagerie", "Pigs in Clover" game and numerous other games and wooden toys such as wooden trains with interconnecting cars. Crandall began working in his father's woodworking and furniture factory in Covington, Pennsylvania and at the age of twelve began inventing toys. When his father died in 1849, Crandall took over the factory at age sixteen.
Source: Charles Martin Crandall, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Crandall
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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