Researching John Caulfield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 519 people with the Caulfield surname? In that year Caulfield was ranked number 3060 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Caulfield on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Caulfield and the Caulfield Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2291 people with the Caulfield surname in the UK? Caulfield is now ranked number 2162 for popularity in the UK. |
Caulfield Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called John Caulfield
John Caulfield (Australian footballer)
John J. Caulfield (25 January 1944 – 20 October 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association.
A centre half back, Caulfield played nine senior VFL games late in the 1963 season. He joined Port Melbourne in 1965 and would be the VFA club's captain until 1971. He made 118 appearances in total and won Port Melbourne's 'Best and Fairest' in his first season. At the 1966 Hobart Carnival, Caulfield represented the VFA.
Source: John Caulfield (Australian footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Caulfield (Irish footballer)
John Caulfield (born 11 October 1964) is a former League of Ireland footballer and manager of Galway United. Caulfield spent the majority of his playing career at Cork City and was a prominent member of the team that won the 1992–93 League of Ireland Premier Division. He was also the League of Ireland Premier Division Top Scorer in both 1991–92 and 1994–95. As a manager Caulfield has won the 2016 FAI Cup, 2017 FAI Cup and 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division with Cork City. Caulfield has also played Gaelic football and represented both Roscommon and Cork at inter-county level, winning an All-Ireland title with the latter.
Source: John Caulfield (Irish footballer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
John Caulfield (diplomat)
John Patrick Caulfield (born 1951) is the former Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba, a position he held from September 2011 to July 2014. Caulfield now works as an independent consultant and an advisor to the Innovadores Foundation.
In September 2008, Caulfield acted as the chargé d'affaires at the American embassy in Venezuela after Ambassador Patrick Duddy was expelled by then-president Hugo Chávez. He resumed the post from July 2010 through July 2011.
Caulfield served in the state department for over 30 years in a variety of posts, including consul general at the American embassy in London and deputy chief of mission at the American embassy in Lima, Peru. Caulfield is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University with a degree in international relations and Latin American studies.
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