Researching Philip Cummins
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 | 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 Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Cummins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Philip Cummins and the Cummins Family Tree
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Look at Parish Records for Philip Cummins at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Philip Cummins using the FreeBMD database.
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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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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Cummins surname in the USA? Cummins is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cummins Databases
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Some Famous People called Philip Cummins
Philip Cummins
Philip Damien Cummins (9 November 1939 – 24 February 2019) was an Australian lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Cummins was the presiding judge in the trials of the Silk–Miller police murders, the death of Daniel Valerio and the trial of Robert Farquharson. He chaired the Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry in 2011 before being appointed chairperson of the Victorian Law Reform Commission. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Cummins died in office on 24 February 2019 following a short illness.
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