Researching De Carey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5647 people with the Carey surname? In that year Carey was ranked number 751 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of De Carey on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for De Carey and the Carey Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carey 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 Carey family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 10991 people with the Carey surname in the UK? Carey is now ranked number 528 for popularity in the UK. |
Carey Family Tree Databases
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Carey Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Carey surname in the USA? Carey is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Carey Databases
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Some Famous People called De Carey
De Vic Carey
Sir de Vic Graham Carey (born 15 June 1940) is a Guernsey bailiff. He is the son of advocate Victor Michael Graham de Vic ("Michael") Carey and Jean (née Bullen). At the age of 10 days, he evacuated to England with his parents in the face of German invasion. His grandfather Victor (later Sir Victor) Carey remained as Bailiff and Civil Lieutenant Governor throughout the occupation. His father joined the Somerset Light Infantry and de Vic's early years were spent in Somerset. The family returned to Guernsey in 1945. de Vic was sent away to board at Cheam School and then Bryanston. In 1959, he matriculated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and graduated as a BA in 1962 (MA 1967).
Source: De Vic Carey, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Carey
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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