Researching Charles Kingsley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 525 people with the Kingsley surname? In that year Kingsley was ranked number 3054 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Kingsley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Kingsley and the Kingsley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kingsley 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 Kingsley family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1344 people with the Kingsley surname in the UK? Kingsley is now ranked number 2816 for popularity in the UK. |
Kingsley Family Tree Databases
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Kingsley Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Kingsley surname in the USA? Kingsley is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kingsley Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Kingsley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley (yacht designer)
Charles William Russell Kingsley V.R.D. A.R.I.N.A. (30 January 1910 – 13 February 1996) was a British yacht designer and surveyor.
His early life was spent on the Isle of Wight where he designed, built and sailed small boats or canoes of canvas covered wooden framed design. For most of his working life he was employed in London as a Victualling Clerk for the Orient Line. His hobby, which consumed much of his spare time, was yacht designing and surveying although most of the design activity reduced considerably after the Second World War. During the war he served in the RNVR, initially (from 1933) in the pay branch - he had poor eyesight - but volunteered successfully to transfer to the Special Branch reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1947.
He was a member of the Little Ship Club, which he joined aged 19, and won first prize in their yacht design competition in 1933, for which he received the sum of £5 5s. The competition was judged by, among others, Laurent Giles. In December 1935 he had a new design for an 8-ton cruiser (based to a certain extent on his prize winning design) published in Yachting Monthly magazine.
He was an associate of the Institution of Naval Architects (later the Royal Institution of Naval Architects) between 1935 and 1964.
Source: Charles Kingsley (yacht designer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kingsley
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