Researching Clarence Senior
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6860 people with the Senior surname? In that year Senior was ranked number 595 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Clarence means "Bright, clear" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Clarence Senior on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clarence Senior and the Senior Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Senior 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 Senior family tree.
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Senior Family History Databases
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Senior Forums
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Some Famous People called Clarence Senior
Clarence Senior
Clarence Ollson Senior (1903–1974) was an American socialist political activist best remembered as the National Executive Secretary of the Socialist Party of America during the 1930s. Originally a protégé of Presidential candidate Norman Thomas, during the inner-party fight of the 1930s, Senior became an active supporter of the so-called "Militant" faction. After resigning his post late in 1936, Senior returned to graduate school, becoming a widely published academic specializing on the affairs of Puerto Rico and other nations of the Caribbean.
Source: Clarence Senior, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Senior
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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