Researching Patrick Cummins
Investigate the background of Patrick Cummins using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2556 people with the Cummins surname? In that year Cummins was ranked number 1533 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Patrick means "nobleman" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Patrick Cummins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Patrick Cummins and the Cummins Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cummins 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 Cummins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5289 people with the Cummins surname in the UK? Cummins is now ranked number 1117 for popularity in the UK. |
Cummins Genealogy Databases
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Cummins Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Patrick Cummins. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Patrick Cummins (politician)
Patrick J. Cummins (10 June 1921 – 5 March 2009) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
He was the son of Paddy Cummins who was a baker from Pearse Street in Dublin and a sergeant in the 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers during World War I.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency at the 1958 by-election caused by the resignation of the independent TD Jack Murphy. He was re-elected at the 1961 general election but lost his seat at the 1965 general election and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1969 and 1973 general elections.
He was a Dublin City Councillor and a governor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association, his father's regiment.
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