Researching Claudia Cruz
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Cruz surname? In that year Cruz was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Claudia means "Lame" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Claudia Cruz on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Claudia Cruz 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 Claudia Cruz and the Cruz Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cruz 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 Cruz family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Claudia Cruz at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Claudia Cruz using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Claudia Cruz.
Research the Cruz surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cruz Military records.
Cruz Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Claudia Cruz.
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Search One Great Family for Cruz records submitted by people who are already researching the Cruz Family Tree.
Find Claudia Cruz from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cruz 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 227868 people with the Cruz surname in the USA? Cruz is ranked number 83 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cruz Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Claudia Cruz. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Claudia Cruz
Claudia Cruz
Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodríguez (born February 5, 1986 in Bonao) is a Dominican actress, TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at the Miss World 2004 pageant.
After representing Bonao and placing only as the 5th Runner-Up in the Miss Dominican Republic 2004 pageant, which was won by Larimar Fiallo, Cruz decided to take another chance at the new revamped and independent Miss Mundo Dominicana contest. For the first time ever the contest would be a reality show, the semifinalists being narrowed down by judges and the finalists and winners based on public vote. Having received 66% of the votes, Claudia was named winner on October 10, 2004 only a month before departure to the contest. Despite the lack of time to prepare herself for the Miss World pageant, she won the title of Continental Queen of the Caribbean and finished as the 1st Runner-Up to the eventual winner, María Julia Mantilla from Peru.
Cruz is the first Dominican beauty queen to have been elected by public vote. She is also the second-highest placed Dominican ever in the Miss World contest as she placed second, only Mariasela Álvarez has placed higher as she was the winner of Miss World 1982.
Cruz crowned her successor Elisa Abreu, on July 10, 2005.
Claudia has a sister, sports reporter Carolina Cruz de Martínez, who is married to the famous Dominican pitcher Pedro Martínez.
Claudia converted to Islam.
Source: Claudia Cruz, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cruz
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