Researching John Cleland
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 792 people with the Cleland surname? In that year Cleland was ranked number 2790 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Cleland on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Cleland and the Cleland Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cleland 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 Cleland family tree.
Search Parish Records for John Cleland at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Cleland using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about John Cleland.
Research the Cleland surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cleland Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1380 people with the Cleland surname in the UK? Cleland is now ranked number 2785 for popularity in the UK. |
Cleland Genealogy Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Cleland.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cleland family and people looking to contact living Cleland relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Cleland records submitted by people who are already researching the Cleland Family Tree.
Find John Cleland from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cleland Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cleland surname in the USA? Cleland is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cleland Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Cleland. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Cleland
John Cleland (racing driver)
John Cleland (born 15 July 1952) is a retired British auto racing driver, best known for winning the British Touring Car Championship in 1989 and 1995.
Born in Wishaw, Cleland raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, and won his class in the Scottish Rally Championship in 1976 driving a Mitsubishi Colt. He switched to circuit racing, achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships in the 1980s, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship. He was most recently a co-commentator alongside Martin Haven on the English world feed of the World Touring Car Championship.
Source: John Cleland (racing driver), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cleland
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Clayland Clealand Cleeland Clelland Cloughlin
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