Researching Dave Colwell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 973 people with the Colwell surname? In that year Colwell was ranked number 2616 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Colwell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dave Colwell and the Colwell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colwell 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 Colwell family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Dave Colwell at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dave Colwell using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1232 people with the Colwell surname in the UK? Colwell is now ranked number 2904 for popularity in the UK. |
Colwell Genealogy Databases
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Colwell Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Colwell surname in the USA? Colwell is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Colwell Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Dave Colwell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dave Colwell
Dave Colwell
David "Dave Bucket" Colwell (born 1 August 1964 from London) is an rock guitarist from the United Kingdom and has been a member of Bad Company, Samson, ASAP, The Eastenders, The Entire Population of Hackney, 720, The Torpedos, Angel Street, Roger Chapman's Shortlist, The Jones Gang, FM, Frankie Miller's Fullhouse (2017 lineup)and Rock Steady. He recorded Back on Track with Humble Pie in 2001, touring with them until the band broke up in 2003. He started a supergroup called Rock Steady which, among others, includes bass guitarist Rick Wills, best known for his work with Foreigner and his associations with the Small Faces, Peter Frampton and Bad Company and did a New Zealand tour with this band. In November 2018 he joined again Humble Pie (reformed by Jerry Shirley, lead singer Jimmy Kunes of Cactus) for their US tour. Dave Colwell has his own band now which is called Bucket's Rebel Heart. Their debut album "20 Good Summers" was released in December 2018 on Pride& Joy records and January 2019 in Japan on Marquee records.
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Other names that sound a bit like Colwell
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.
Callwell Calwell Caulwell Cholwell Clail Clawley Clayal Clayhill Clayill Claywell Cleal Cleall Clell Clelle Clewell Clewley Clewlow Clewlowe Clowley Cluelow Cluely Clulee Cluley Clulow Colella Colewell Collihole Colwill Culwell
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