Researching Ray Cameron
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23277 people with the Cameron surname? In that year Cameron was ranked number 142 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Cameron on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Cameron and the Cameron Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cameron 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 Cameron family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ray Cameron using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 23668 people with the Cameron surname in the UK? Cameron is now ranked number 219 for popularity in the UK. |
Cameron Family Tree Databases
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Cameron Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Cameron surname in the USA? Cameron is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cameron Databases
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Some Famous People called Ray Cameron
Ray Cameron
Raymond Cameron (born 7 March 1982) is a New Zealand former basketball player who played in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Cameron's family has a strong connection to the Northland Region in the far north of New Zealand, with his brother Pero and his mother Mata being notable Whangarei basketball identities. Cameron was raised in Portland, and attended Whangarei Boys' High School and Hamilton's Church College of New Zealand.
Cameron was a member of the Waikato Titans' back-to-back NBL championship squad in 2001 and 2002. He re-joined the Waikato team, now known as the Pistons, in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he was a member of the Pistons' back-to-back title run, thus earning four championships for his career. Cameron continued on with the Pistons the following two seasons, where in July 2011, he played his 100th NBL game. Following the team's withdrawal from the league in 2012, Cameron retired from the NBL.
Source: Ray Cameron, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cameron
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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