Researching Craig Shelton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3521 people with the Shelton surname? In that year Shelton was ranked number 1189 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Craig means "Rock, crag" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Craig Shelton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Craig Shelton and the Shelton Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shelton 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 Shelton family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Craig Shelton at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4296 people with the Shelton surname in the UK? Shelton is now ranked number 1362 for popularity in the UK. |
Shelton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Shelton surname in the USA? Shelton is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Craig Shelton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Craig Shelton
Craig Shelton
Craig Anthony Shelton (born May 1, 1957) is a retired American basketball player. He played in parts of two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shelton, a 6'7" small forward from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., played college basketball with his high school teammate John Duren at Georgetown University from 1976 to 1980. For his college career, Shelton scored 1,409 points (15.2 per game) and collected 691 rebounds (7.4 per game).
After the close of his college career, Shelton was drafted in the second round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks (28th overall). He played for the Hawks for the 1980–81 NBA season, and played 4 games of the 1981–82 season before being waived. He would play the remainder of the season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Atlantic City Hi-Rollers and Lancaster Lightning. He then played several seasons in Italy.
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