Researching Kathleen Rockwell
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 48 people with the Rockwell surname? In that year Rockwell was ranked number 3531 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Kathleen means "From KATHERINE and LYNN" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Kathleen Rockwell on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Rockwell ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Kathleen Rockwell and the Rockwell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rockwell 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 Rockwell family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15 people with the Rockwell surname in the UK? Rockwell is now ranked number 4027 for popularity in the UK. |
Rockwell Family Tree Databases
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Rockwell 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 15191 people with the Rockwell surname in the USA? Rockwell is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Rockwell Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Kathleen Rockwell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Kathleen Rockwell
Kathleen Rockwell
Kathleen Eloise Rockwell (October 4, 1873/1876/1880 (year of birth disputed) – February 21, 1957), known as "Klondike Kate" and later known as Kate Rockwell Warner Matson Van Duren, was an American dancer and vaudeville star during the Klondike Gold Rush, where she met Alexander Pantages who later became a very successful vaudeville/motion picture mogul. She garnered notoriety for her flirtatious dancing and ability to keep hard-working miners happy if not inebriated. Before her death she appeared on the television show You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx December 23rd 1954 at the age of 74. She died in obscurity after some minor success training Hollywood starlets in the 1940s.
Source: Kathleen Rockwell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Rockwell
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.
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