Researching Doris Grau
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Grau surname? In that year Grau was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Doris means "Wealth of the sea" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Doris Grau on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Doris Grau in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Grau 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 Doris Grau and the Grau Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Grau 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 Grau family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Doris Grau at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Doris Grau using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Doris Grau records.
Study MyHeritage for Doris Grau information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Doris Grau.
Research the Grau surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Grau Military records.
Grau Family History 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Doris Grau.
Study MyTrees for information on the Grau family and people looking to contact living Grau relations.
Look at One Great Family for Grau records submitted by people who are already researching the Grau Family Tree.
Find Doris Grau from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Grau 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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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Grau surname in the USA? Grau is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Grau Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Doris Grau. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Doris Grau
Doris Grau
Doris Grau (October 12, 1924 – December 30, 1995) was an American script supervisor, actress, and voice artist from Brooklyn. Shortly after moving to Hollywood in 1940, she began her career with supervising film and television scripts. She continued to do this until the 1990s and worked on films such as Point Blank and King Kong and television shows such as Cheers and The Tracey Ullman Show. In addition, Grau did some acting in her later years, playing both live-action and animated roles. On the sitcom The Simpsons, she both worked as a script supervisor and provided the voice of Lunchlady Doris and other minor characters.
Source: Doris Grau, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Grau
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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