Researching Charles Griffiths
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 49008 people with the Griffiths surname? In that year Griffiths was ranked number 59 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Griffiths on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Griffiths and the Griffiths Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Griffiths 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 Griffiths family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Charles Griffiths at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Charles Griffiths using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Charles Griffiths.
Research the Griffiths surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Griffiths Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 66778 people with the Griffiths surname in the UK? Griffiths is now ranked number 58 for popularity in the UK. |
Griffiths Family History Databases
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Find Charles Griffiths from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Griffiths Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Griffiths surname in the USA? Griffiths is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Griffiths Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Griffiths. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Griffiths
Charles Griffiths (politician)
Charles Edward Griffiths (26 June 1903 – 17 May 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in Jesmond, New South Wales, he attended public schools and became a railwayman with New South Wales Railways, rising to become an official in the Australian Railways Union. He was appointed to the Australian Labor Party's New South Wales Executive before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1949 as the member for the new seat of Shortland. He held the seat until his retirement in 1972. Griffiths' 23 years as a member of federal parliament coincided with Labor's longest stint out of office.
Griffiths died in 1982.
Source: Charles Griffiths (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Griffiths
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