Researching Paddy Kingsland
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 480 people with the Kingsland surname? In that year Kingsland was ranked number 3099 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paddy means "Form of PATRICK. nobleman" and is of Irish origin.
Records of Paddy Kingsland on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paddy Kingsland and the Kingsland Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kingsland 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 Kingsland family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Paddy Kingsland at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paddy Kingsland using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 488 people with the Kingsland surname in the UK? Kingsland is now ranked number 3580 for popularity in the UK. |
Kingsland Family Tree Databases
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Kingsland Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Paddy Kingsland. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paddy Kingsland
Paddy Kingsland
Paddy Kingsland (born 30 January 1947) is a composer of electronic music best known for his incidental music for science fiction series on BBC radio and television whilst working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Educated at Eggars Grammar School, Alton, in Hampshire, he joined the BBC as a tape editor before moving on to become a studio manager for BBC Radio 1. In 1970 he joined the Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1981. His initial work was mostly signature tunes for BBC radio and TV programmes before going on to record incidental music for programmes including The Changes, two versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the second radio series and the TV adaptation), as well as several serials of Doctor Who. His work on the latter series included incidental music for several serials in the early 1980s.
Other well-known series which contained music composed by Paddy Kingsland are Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, both travel series by Michael Palin. He also composed music for many schools' television series including Words and Pictures, Rat-a-tat-tat, Watch, Numbercrew, Storytime, English Express, Music Makers, Hotch Potch House and the Look and Read stories "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers" and "The Boy from Space". And Blips
Since leaving the BBC, Kingsland has composed music for the KPM music library, television, commercials and corporate videos. He also owns his own studio, PK Studios.
In 1973, Fourth Dimension, a compilation of his early signature tune work for the Radiophonic Workshop, was released and in 2002 his incidental scores for the Doctor Who serials "Meglos" and "Full Circle" featured as part of the Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop compilation series. Eight albums of his library music work have been issued by KPM.
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