Researching Daphne Clair
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 111 people with the Clair surname? In that year Clair was ranked number 3468 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Daphne means "Laurel tree" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Daphne Clair on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Daphne Clair in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Clair ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Daphne Clair and the Clair Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clair 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 Clair family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Daphne Clair at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Daphne Clair using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Daphne Clair records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Daphne Clair information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Daphne Clair.
Research the Clair surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Clair Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 275 people with the Clair surname in the UK? Clair is now ranked number 3784 for popularity in the UK. |
Clair Genealogy 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Daphne Clair.
Study MyTrees for information on the Clair family and people looking to contact living Clair relations.
Study One Great Family for Clair records submitted by people who are already researching the Clair Family Tree.
Find Daphne Clair from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Clair 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.
Research the Clair surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Clair surname in the USA? Clair is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Clair Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Daphne Clair. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Daphne Clair
Daphne Clair
Daphne Clair de Jong, née Williams (born 1939 in Dargaville, Northland) is a popular New Zealand writer of over 75 romance novels since 1977 as Daphne Clair and Daphne de Jong, and under the pseudonyms Laurey Bright, Clair Lorel, and Clarissa Garland, and she also publishes poetry and articles.
Daphne Clair de Jong was a founding member and first president of Feminists for Life New Zealand, and wrote articles articulating its position in the seventies. Feminists for Life had no policies on homosexuality/lesbianism or divorce, as stated in the constitution. She subsequently resigned from the organisation, which had increasingly become associated with social conservatism and conservative Christianity and later became Women for Life, dropping its feminist focus.
Source: Daphne Clair, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Clair
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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