Researching Dave Travis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3513 people with the Travis surname? In that year Travis was ranked number 1192 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Travis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dave Travis and the Travis Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Travis 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 Travis family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3745 people with the Travis surname in the UK? Travis is now ranked number 1524 for popularity in the UK. |
Travis Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Travis surname in the USA? Travis is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Dave Travis
Dave Lee Travis
David Patrick Griffin (born 25 May 1945), known professionally as Dave Lee Travis, is an English disc jockey, radio presenter and television presenter.
Travis began his broadcasting career on the pirate radio station Radio Caroline in 1965. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station's leading presenters during the 1970s and 1980s, and a regular presenter of Top of the Pops. Following his resignation from the BBC in 1993, he worked for several British commercial radio stations.
In November 2012, Travis was arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree on suspicion of historical sexual offences, which he denied. In February 2014, he was found not guilty on twelve of the counts, with the jury unable to reach a decision on a further two counts. Travis faced a retrial on the two outstanding counts; with an additional alleged offence from 1995. The retrial began on 5 September 2014. On 23 September he was found guilty by a majority verdict of one count of indecent assault and on 26 September given a three-month prison sentence suspended for two years.
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