Researching Gerald Cunningham
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14103 people with the Cunningham surname? In that year Cunningham was ranked number 280 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gerald means "Spear Warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gerald Cunningham on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Gerald Cunningham 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gerald Cunningham and the Cunningham Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cunningham 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 Cunningham family tree.
Study Parish Records for Gerald Cunningham at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Gerald Cunningham using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Gerald Cunningham.
Research the Cunningham surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cunningham Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 26712 people with the Cunningham surname in the UK? Cunningham is now ranked number 189 for popularity in the UK. |
Cunningham Family Tree Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Gerald Cunningham.
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Cunningham Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 164065 people with the Cunningham surname in the USA? Cunningham is ranked number 103 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cunningham Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Gerald Cunningham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gerald Cunningham
Gerald Garrick Cunningham
Gerald Garrick Cunningham (3 September 1945 – 1 July 2019) was a New Zealand author, photographer, historian and businessman.
Born in Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, he lived in that city and in Central Otago, before moving to Auckland in 1957. Educated at Auckland Grammar School (1958–1962) he was employed by the Bank of New Zealand, Wright Stephenson & Co and Taylor Trading Company. In 1972 he established Company Forty Five Ltd., a business involved in the import, manufacture and wholesale of paintings and art prints to the retail trade throughout New Zealand. During 2001 he moved to the village of Lauder in Central Otago to retire. Since that date he has written four books published by Reed Publishing NZ Ltd., a New Zealand company which was taken over by Penguin NZ, an offshoot of the multinational publisher, Penguin Group, in 2009. A fifth book was published by Penguin NZ in 2009, with a sixth & seventh published by Bateman Publishing Ltd in 2011 & 2013. He died on 1 July 2019 at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after suffering a massive stroke.
Source: Gerald Garrick Cunningham, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cunningham
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