Researching Douglas Cartland
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 129 people with the Cartland surname? In that year Cartland was ranked number 3450 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Douglas means "from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Douglas Cartland on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Douglas Cartland and the Cartland Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cartland 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 Cartland family tree.
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Research the Cartland surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cartland Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 132 people with the Cartland surname in the UK? Cartland is now ranked number 3918 for popularity in the UK. |
Cartland Family Tree Databases
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Cartland Forums
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Miscellaneous Cartland Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Douglas Cartland. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Douglas Cartland
Douglas Cartland (table tennis)
Edwin Douglas Cartland (July 20, 1914 - July 29, 2002) was a male United States international table tennis player.
He won a three bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships; two at the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team and in the men's doubles with Dick Miles. His third bronze came in 1952 at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Marty Reisman.
He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984 and in 1953 the Barnes Sports Library published his book called 'Table Tennis Illustrated'.
Source: Douglas Cartland (table tennis), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cartland
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