Researching Frank Cummins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2556 people with the Cummins surname? In that year Cummins was ranked number 1533 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Cummins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Cummins and the Cummins Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cummins 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Cummins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5289 people with the Cummins surname in the UK? Cummins is now ranked number 1117 for popularity in the UK. |
Cummins Family Tree Databases
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Cummins Forums
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Miscellaneous Cummins Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Frank Cummins. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frank Cummins
Frank Cummins (Kilkenny hurler)
Frank Cummins (born 9 November 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Cummins first played competitive Gaelic games whilst at school in Belcamp College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1966 Oireachtas Cup. Cummins went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for almost two decades, and won eight All-Ireland medals, nine Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Cummins won six Railway Cup medals. At club level he began his career with Knocktoper before later joining Blackrock with whom he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and six championship medals.
Throughout his career Cummins made 49 championship appearances. His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat in the 1985 championship.
Cummins is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game. Throughout his career he won four All-Star awards as well as Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1983. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at midfield on the Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century in 2000.
Source: Frank Cummins (Kilkenny hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaFrank Cummins (Dublin hurler)
Dr. Frank Cummins (1925–1967) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Dublin senior team from 1947 until 1948.
Cummins made his first appearance for the team during the 1947 championship and became a regular player for the next two seasons. During that time he won Leinster winner's medal and was captain of the side that lost the All-Ireland final to Waterford in 1948.
At club level Cummins played with the Collegians club in Dublin, winning back-to-back county club championship winners' medals.
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