Researching Dick Crayne
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Crayne surname? In that year Crayne was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Dick means "form of RICHARD - strong like a ruler, powerful" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Dick Crayne on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dick Crayne and the Crayne Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crayne 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 Crayne family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Dick Crayne at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dick Crayne using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Dick Crayne records.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Dick Crayne.
Research the Crayne surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Crayne Military records.
Crayne Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Study MyTrees for information on the Crayne family and people looking to contact living Crayne relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Crayne records submitted by people who are already researching the Crayne Family Tree.
Find Dick Crayne from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Crayne 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.
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Miscellaneous Crayne Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Dick Crayne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dick Crayne
Dick Crayne
Richard Cherry Crayne (April 24, 1913 – August 14, 1985) was an American football fullback for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He played in 1936, rushing for 203 yards, and completed 1 of 2 passes for 52 yards. Then in 1937, rushing for 135 yards, and completed 2 of 4 passes for 20 yards. In 1935, he was selected as a third-team All-American by both the United Press and the Associated Press while playing for the University of Iowa. Crayne served as the head football coach at Westmar University in Le Mars, Iowa from 1939 to 1951. He died on August 14, 1985, at a hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.
Source: Dick Crayne, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Crayne
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.
Caherny Cairney Carawan Caren Carena Carine Carini Carino Carme Carmo Carn Carne Carnew Carney Carnie Carnow Caroen Caron Carone Caronna Caroon Carrane Carrawan Carren Carrin Carrion Carron Carrowon Carwin Caughern Caughran Caughron Cauhorn Ceran Cereghino Cerena Cerigny Cerna Cerne Cerny Cerwin Charan Charney Charon Charron Cherm Chern Chernay Chernow Cheron Cherwin Chirm Chirney Chiron Chrane Churm Churma Churn Chwiram Chyron Cirino Coahran Cohorn Cohron Coiron Corain Coraini Coram Corame Coran Coreano Corhan Corini Corino Corm Corn Corna Cornau Corne Corneau Cornew Corney Cornn Cornu Cornuau Coron Corona Corran Corrin Corrini Corum Corwin Coughran Courneya Couronne Cowern Cowhorn Crahan Crahn Crain Craine Cram Cramb Crambie Crame Cramm Crammy Cran Crane Craney Cranie Crann Cranna Cranney Cranny Craughan Craun Crawn Crayon Creaghan Cream Crean Creane Creaney Creany Creeghan Creehan Creen Creene Crehan Crim Crimm Croan Croghan Crohan Crom Cromb Crombie Crome Cromey Cromie Cron Crone Croney Croom Croome Croughan Crown Crowne Crum Crumb Crumbie Crumbo Crumby Crume Crumm Crummay Crumme Crummey Crummie Crummy Cryan Cuaron Curan Curen Curien Curm Curme Curmi Curnow Currain Curran Currann Curreen Curren Currin Currm Currom Currum Curwen Curwin





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