Researching Peter Canavan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 350 people with the Canavan surname? In that year Canavan was ranked number 3229 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Canavan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Canavan and the Canavan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Canavan 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 Canavan family tree.
Study Parish Records for Peter Canavan at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1976 people with the Canavan surname in the UK? Canavan is now ranked number 2360 for popularity in the UK. |
Canavan Family History Databases
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Canavan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Canavan surname in the USA? Canavan is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Canavan Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Canavan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Canavan
Peter Canavan
Peter Canavan (born 9 April 1971) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, manager and pundit.
He played inter-county football for Tyrone, and is one of the most decorated players in the game's history, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, six All Stars Awards (more than any other Ulster player, and joint third overall), four provincial titles, and two National Leagues and several under-age and club championship medals. He represented Ireland in the International Rules Series on several occasions from 1998 until 2000. He is considered one of the great players of the last twenty years by commentators such as John Haughey of the BBC, and in 2009, he was named in the Sunday Tribunes list of the 125 Most Influential People in GAA History.
His scoring record of 218 points is the second highest of all time in the Ulster Senior Football Championship. His early high scoring rate, when he would often be Tyrone's best performer – particularly in the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final when he scored eleven of Tyrone's twelve points—led to claims that Tyrone was a "one-man show," and that the team was too dependent on him, particularly in his early career.
Since retiring as a player, he has managed the Fermanagh county team (2011–2013).
Source: Peter Canavan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Canavan
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