Researching Cliff Cavener
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Cavener surname? In that year Cavener was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Cliff means "Form of CLIFFORD - from a steep cliff" and is of English origin.
Records of Cliff Cavener on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Cliff Cavener and the Cavener Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cavener 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 Cavener family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 36 people with the Cavener surname in the UK? Cavener is now ranked number 4008 for popularity in the UK. |
Cavener Genealogy Databases
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Cavener Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Cliff Cavener. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Cliff Cavener
Cliff Cavener (born 30 April 1967) is a former an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Edmonton.
Cavener, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut in 1988, made his List A debut in the NatWest Trophy of 1993, against Gloucestershire. From the lower-middle order, he scored a single run, and took bowling figures of 1-56.
Having played regularly in the Minor Counties Championship in 1994 and 1995, Cavener took five seasons out from the game. Cavener made his second and final List A appearance in August 2001, scoring two runs, though this was his final appearance for Hertfordshire in any form of cricket.
Cavener joined Hertford in 2002 and as of 2008, still represents the team in the ECB National Club Cricket Championship.
Source: Cliff Cavener, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cavener
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