Researching David Crawley
Dig into the past of David Crawley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3891 people with the Crawley surname? In that year Crawley was ranked number 1094 for popularity in the UK. |

The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Crawley on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Crawley 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 David Crawley and the Crawley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crawley 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 Crawley family tree.
Explore Parish Records for David Crawley at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of David Crawley using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about David Crawley.
Research the Crawley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Crawley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4827 people with the Crawley surname in the UK? Crawley is now ranked number 1223 for popularity in the UK. |
Crawley Family History Databases
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Check out One Great Family for Crawley records submitted by people who are already researching the Crawley Family Tree.
Find David Crawley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Crawley 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 Crawley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Crawley surname in the USA? Crawley is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Crawley Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on David Crawley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Crawley
David Crawley (bishop)
right|thumb|100px|David Crawley in June 1986 while rector of St. Paul'sDavid Perry Crawley was Archbishop of Kootenay and Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon from 1994 to 2004.
He was born in 1937, the son of the Rev. Canon George Antony Crawley and Lucy Lillian Ball, and educated at the University of Manitoba and the University of Kent at Canterbury. He was ordained in 1961 and was the incumbent at St Thomas', Sherwood Park until 1966. He was Canon Missioner at All Saints Cathedral, Edmonton from 1967 until 1970 and Rector of St Matthew's, Winnipeg from 1971 until 1977. He was Archdeacon of Winnipeg from 1974 to 1977 and of Rupert's Land until 1981. He was a Lecturer at St John's College, Winnipeg from 1981 to 1982 after that Rector of St Michael and All Angels, Regina (1982–85).
In 1985 he became the twelfth rector of St. Paul's, Vancouver where he sought to heal the relationship between the parish and the local LGBT community and to minister to the members of that community who were at the time dealing with the AIDS crisis. He wrote an account of his experiences in A parish transformed. In 1990 he resigned his position at St Paul's on being elected to the episcopate (as Bishop of Kootenay) in 1990.
He has been twice married and has three daughters.
Source: David Crawley (bishop), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crawley
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