Researching Claire Galligan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 139 people with the Galligan surname? In that year Galligan was ranked number 3440 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Claire means "Bright, clear" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Claire Galligan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Claire Galligan and the Galligan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Galligan 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 Galligan family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Claire Galligan at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 400 people with the Galligan surname in the UK? Galligan is now ranked number 3664 for popularity in the UK. |
Galligan Family History Databases
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Galligan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Galligan surname in the USA? Galligan is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Galligan Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Claire Galligan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Claire Galligan
Claire Galligan
Claire Agnes Galligan (September 24, 1895 in New York – October 8, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) was an American freestyle swimmer who won 13 AAU championships over distances ranging from 220 yd to 3 miles. In 1916 she became the first female AAU champion, and on September 13, 1917, she set a world record over 500 yd at 7:31.4. She missed the 1916 Olympics due to World War I, and by the 1920 Games was married to Edgar Finney and retired from swimming. In 1970 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.left|thumb|Claire Galligan c1920
Source: Claire Galligan, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Galligan
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.
Galazin Galgano Gallichan Gallison Gelchion Gelsinger Gilgen Gilhousen Gilkenson Gilleson Gilligan Gillikin Gillison Gillson Gilsenan Gilsinger Gilson Glacken Glackin Glaesman Glaisner Glasenapp Glashan Glasheen Glaskin Glasman Glasmeier Glasner Glasnier Glason Glassinger Glassington Glassman Glassmeyer Glasson Glawson Glazener Glazner Gleasane Gleason Gleesing Gleeson Gleisinger Glesne Glessner Glesson Glisan Glisane Glisenan Glison Glissan Glisson Gloeckner Glosson Glozman Glusenkamp Glyssanne Golsney Golson Golusinski Gulcynski Gullason Gullickson Gulliksen
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