Researching Paul Cardwell
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1441 people with the Cardwell surname? In that year Cardwell was ranked number 2215 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Cardwell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Cardwell and the Cardwell Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cardwell 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 Cardwell family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Paul Cardwell at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paul Cardwell using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2459 people with the Cardwell surname in the UK? Cardwell is now ranked number 2077 for popularity in the UK. |
Cardwell Family Tree Databases
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Cardwell Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Cardwell surname in the USA? Cardwell is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Cardwell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Cardwell
Paul Cardwell
Paul Cardwell is Chairman and Creative Director of Doner Cardwell Hawkins.
The "Creature Comforts" advertising campaign that he created with Nick Park and Phil Rylance won a BAFTA award and went on to win almost every major advertising award in the world.
These commercials were voted fourth in the alltime 100 Greatest TV Ads by viewers of Channel 4.
Since 1995 he has been a director of the Mariinsky Theatre Trust, managing the visits of the Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Ballet, formerly the Kirov.
In 2004 he designed the stage sets for a performance by the artistic director, Valery Gergiev, to commemorate the Beslan school hostage crisis. The performance was broadcast worldwide by the BBC.In 2011 he moved to Turin where he was International Creative Director at Armando Testa (https://www.armandotesta.it/en/) agency.2012-2017 Executive Creative Director at Brand Union, Dubai. Work for Abdul Latif Jameel (https://www.alj.com/en/community-jameel) won internationalr recognition, including Gold at Graphis (https://www.graphis.com/entry/71a56a50-c657-488f-b3b4-31672d45a9c7/) the first time an Arabic brand has achieved this level of recognition.2017-2019 Head of Communications at Brand Union, London, which became Superunion (https://www.superunion.com/). The launch of the new LEVEL airline (https://www.flylevel.com/) was chosen as No5 in best airline designs of all time (https://www.creativebloq.com/inspiration/6-best-airline-logos-of-all-time-and-why-they-work) and awarded a pencil at D&AD (https://www.superunion.com/news/five-dad-pencils-wins/)In 2019 Cardwell established a new brand agency - Saboteur(https://saboteur.studio/)- with Alex Clegg and Nick Eagleton.An early project was the re-naming of Colston Hall in Bristol (http://bristolbeacon.org/new-name/) which will now be the Bristol Beacon.
Source: Paul Cardwell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cardwell
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