Researching Gordon Clancy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 873 people with the Clancy surname? In that year Clancy was ranked number 2711 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Clancy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gordon Clancy and the Clancy Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clancy 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 Clancy family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Gordon Clancy at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2812 people with the Clancy surname in the UK? Clancy is now ranked number 1900 for popularity in the UK. |
Clancy Family History Databases
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Clancy Forums
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Miscellaneous Clancy Databases
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Some Famous People called Gordon Clancy
Gordon Drummond Clancy
Gordon Drummond Clancy (11 May 1912 – 16 February 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a pharmacist by career.
He was first elected at the Yorkton riding in the 1958 general election after an unsuccessful attempt to win the riding in 1957. After re-elections at Yorkton in 1962, 1963 and 1965, Clancy left federal politics and did not seek further re-election after completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament in 1968.
He died in 1996 and is buried in Semans.
Source: Gordon Drummond Clancy, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Clancy
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