Researching Helen Cresswell
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The name Helen means "bright one" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Helen Cresswell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Helen Cresswell and the Cresswell Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cresswell 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 Cresswell family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5909 people with the Cresswell surname in the UK? Cresswell is now ranked number 1014 for popularity in the UK. |
Cresswell Family History Databases
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Cresswell Forums
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Miscellaneous Cresswell Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Helen Cresswell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Helen Cresswell
Helen Cresswell
Helen Cresswell (11 July 1934 – 26 September 2005) was an English television scriptwriter and author of more than 100 children's books, best known for comedy and supernatural fiction. Her most popular book series, Lizzie Dripping and The Bagthorpe Saga, were also the basis for television series.
Cresswell's TV work included adaptation of her own books for television movies and series: Lizzie Dripping (two series, 1973–75), Jumbo Spencer (1976), The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987), and Moondial (1988). Works by others that she adapted for TV include The Haunted School, Five Children and It (1991), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997), The Famous Five (1995–96), and The Demon Headmaster (1996–98).
Source: Helen Cresswell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cresswell
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