Researching Colin Chilvers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1175 people with the Chilvers surname? In that year Chilvers was ranked number 2433 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Colin means "Victor" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Colin Chilvers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Colin Chilvers and the Chilvers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chilvers 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 Chilvers family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Colin Chilvers at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2015 people with the Chilvers surname in the UK? Chilvers is now ranked number 2342 for popularity in the UK. |
Chilvers Family History Databases
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Chilvers Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Colin Chilvers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Colin Chilvers
Colin Chilvers
Colin Chilvers (born 1945) is an English film director and special effects coordinator. He is known for his work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Superman (1978), Condorman (1981), and X-Men (2000).
Chilvers directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. When working with Michael Jackson, Chilvers told Rolling Stone, "I showed Michael a movie that I felt would fit the theme of the piece, The Third Man. He loved the look of it, that sort of film-noir look, so we used that to get the camera man to light it in a similar way."
Chilvers won a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for Superman.
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