Researching Gordon 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 Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Cummins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gordon 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 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 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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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Cummins surname in the USA? Cummins is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cummins Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Gordon Cummins. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gordon Cummins
Gordon Cummins
Gordon Frederick Cummins (18 February 1914 – 25 June 1942) was a British serial killer known as the Blackout Killer, the Blackout Ripper and the Wartime Ripper, who murdered four women and attempted to murder two others over a six-day period in London in February 1942. He is also suspected of committing two earlier murders in October 1941.
Convicted of the murder of 34-year-old Evelyn Oatley, Cummins was sentenced to death for her murder and was hanged at HMP Wandsworth on 25 June 1942.
Cummins became known as the "Blackout Killer" and the "Blackout Ripper" due to the fact he committed his murders during the imposed wartime blackout and because of the extensive mutilations inflicted upon three of his victims' bodies. He is also known as the "Wartime Ripper" as his murders were committed at the height of World War II.
The murders committed by Gordon Cummins have been described by one Detective Superintendent within the Metropolitan Police as "by far the most vicious" he ever investigated during his entire career.
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