Researching Maxwell 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 Maxwell means "from the great well" and is of English origin.
Records of Maxwell Caulfield on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maxwell Caulfield and the Caulfield Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Caulfield 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 Caulfield family tree.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Maxwell Caulfield.
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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 Family History Databases
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Caulfield Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Caulfield surname in the USA? Caulfield is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Caulfield Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Maxwell Caulfield. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield (né Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in Grease 2 (1982), Electric Dreams (1984), The Boys Next Door (1985), The Supernaturals (1986), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), Waxwork 2 (1992), Gettysburg (1993), Empire Records (1995), The Real Blonde (1997), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), and in A Prince for Christmas (2015).
In 2015, Caulfield toured Australia with his wife Juliet Mills and sister-in-law Hayley Mills in the comedy Legends! by Pulitzer Prize winner James Kirkwood.
He voiced James Bond in the video game James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002).
Source: Maxwell Caulfield, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Caulfield
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