Researching Dermot Kavanagh
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1157 people with the Kavanagh surname? In that year Kavanagh was ranked number 2449 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dermot means "Envy-free" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Dermot Kavanagh on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dermot Kavanagh and the Kavanagh Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 7049 people with the Kavanagh surname in the UK? Kavanagh is now ranked number 851 for popularity in the UK. |
Kavanagh Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Dermot Kavanagh
Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh
Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh (9 January 1890 – May 1958) was Crown Equerry of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 1941 to 1955. He was educated at Eton College, and served in the 11th Hussars from 1909.
McMorrough Kavanagh was Assistant Military Secretary in Eastern Command from 1926 to 1930, and, on promotion to lieutenant-colonel, commanding officer of the 11th Hussars from 1932 to 1936. In 1939 he was promoted to colonel, and served in France in 1940.
He was appointed as Equerry in 1937 and was promoted to Crown Equerry in 1941, succeeding Sir Arthur Erskine. He was Crown Equerry until 1955, when he resigned and took the post of Extra Equerry until his death in 1958.
Source: Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kavanagh
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