Researching Jim Crawford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14655 people with the Crawford surname? In that year Crawford was ranked number 266 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Crawford on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Crawford and the Crawford Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crawford 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 Crawford family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 22503 people with the Crawford surname in the UK? Crawford is now ranked number 233 for popularity in the UK. |
Crawford Family Tree Databases
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Crawford Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 206601 people with the Crawford surname in the USA? Crawford is ranked number 89 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Crawford Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Crawford. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Jim Crawford (racing driver)
James Alan Crawford (13 February 1948 in Dunfermline, Fife – 6 August 2002 in Tierra Verde, Florida, United States) was a British racing driver from Scotland.
His first motorsport experience came behind the wheel of a Mini that he drove in several rallies. After an unsuccessful stint in Formula Ford he landed a drive in his friend Stephen Choularton's team in Formula Atlantic, after showing great promise in a couple of Formula Libre races at Croft. He went on to spend a number of years driving alongside Choularton at SDC Racing in Formula Atlantic and was spotted by Lotus Cars and offered a test drive by them.
He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1975. He was also the winner of the 1982 British Formula One Championship. He is notable for being the 500th person to start a Formula One World Championship race.
Crawford moved to the United States in the early 1980s, finishing runner-up twice in the Can-Am series. He finished fourth on his CART debut at Long Beach in 1984 and went on to become a regular in the Indianapolis 500. It was there in 1987 that Crawford suffered a crash in practice which resulted in serious leg injuries. However, he recovered sufficiently to return to the 500 in 1988, leading the race for a few laps. A late race puncture dropped him from 2nd to 6th.
Crawford's final 500 was in 1993, although he made unsuccessful attempts to qualify old cars in 1994 and 1995.
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