Researching Clare Whitty
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 414 people with the Whitty surname? In that year Whitty was ranked number 3165 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clare means "Form of CLARA - bright, clear" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Clare Whitty on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Clare Whitty in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clare Whitty and the Whitty Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Whitty 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 Whitty family tree.
Search Parish Records for Clare Whitty at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 907 people with the Whitty surname in the UK? Whitty is now ranked number 3187 for popularity in the UK. |
Whitty Family History Databases
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Whitty Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Whitty surname in the USA? Whitty is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Whitty Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Clare Whitty. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Clare Whitty
Clare Emma Whitty
Mother Mary Clare (born: Clare Emma Whitty, 30 May 1883 – 6 November 1950) was an Irish Anglican nun, missionary and botanist who was killed during a nine-day death march led by retreating North Korean soldiers during the Korean War.
She arrived in Korea in 1923, one of eighteen missionaries sent to the peninsula by her nursing order, the Community of St Peter between 1892 and 1950. In 1925, following the founding of the Society of the Holy Cross by the Rt Revd Mark Trollope, 3rd Bishop of Korea, she was appointed Mother Superior of the order.
Source: Clare Emma Whitty, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Whitty
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