Researching David Crellin
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 788 people with the Crellin surname? In that year Crellin was ranked number 2793 for popularity in the UK. |

The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Crellin on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Crellin and the Crellin Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crellin 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 Crellin family tree.
Look at Parish Records for David Crellin at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of David Crellin using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1046 people with the Crellin surname in the UK? Crellin is now ranked number 3064 for popularity in the UK. |
Crellin Genealogy Databases
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Find David Crellin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Crellin Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on David Crellin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Crellin
David Crellin
David Crellin (born 1961) is an English actor.
Crellin, who was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, is known for roles in Emmerdale as Billy Hopwood, BBC 2's BAFTA award-winning series The Cops as Alan Wakefield, and Coronation Street as gangster Jimmy Clayton, chargenurse Thornton who looked after Don Brennan after his car crash, and receiver Graham Baxter who wound up MVB Motors. He also starred as Jimmy Grainger in the first series of Waterloo Road on BBC One.
Signed to British independent record label Everyday Records 2008, Crellin recorded a debut EP Innocent Bystander. In 2010 he returned to Coronation Street in another role; that of Colin Fishwick, a teacher friend of John Stape. David trained to become an actor at the Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama.
Crellin lives with his wife and children in Horwich, near Bolton.
Source: David Crellin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crellin
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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