Researching Ray Chamberlain
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8148 people with the Chamberlain surname? In that year Chamberlain was ranked number 495 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Chamberlain on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Chamberlain and the Chamberlain Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 11613 people with the Chamberlain surname in the UK? Chamberlain is now ranked number 498 for popularity in the UK. |
Chamberlain Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Chamberlain surname in the USA? Chamberlain is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Ray Chamberlain
Ray Chamberlain (umpire)
Ray Chamberlain (born 5 September 1976), better known as Razor Ray, is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League.
Chamberlain was born and grew up in the Australian Capital Territory and umpired his first Australian rules game as a teenager. He was offered an umpiring contract by the VFL in 2000 and promptly moved to Victoria, where he umpired in the VFL for four years before being offered an AFL umpiring contract. Chamberlain is noted for his sense of humour, often cracking jokes on the field. Chamberlain has been criticised by individuals such as coach of Chris Scott for a perceived lack of ability to perform a centre bounce, claims that Chamberlain has pushed back against.
Chamberlain was selected to officiate in his first grand final on 25 September 2010, the drawn Grand Final between and .
He formerly taught physical education at Victorian Public High School, Mordialloc College, where he was also a year-level coordinator.
Source: Ray Chamberlain (umpire), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRay Chamberlain (musician)
Ray Chamberlain (March 6, 1930 – April 12, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist and bassist born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Lackawanna High School in 1947, then enlisted in the Army, joining the 1st Army band as a Trombone player.
Due to a diving accident as a boy which injured two fingers, he switched from the guitar to bass in 1970. He worked and performed with such notables as Stan Kenton, Don Menza, Liberace, Jerry Lewis, Frances Faye, Larry Covelli, Sam Noto, Connie Francis, Andy Williams, Paul Anka and Teddy Charles. He studied with Guy Bucella, Harry Volpe, Billy Bauer, Allan Ruess and Howard Roberts.
In 2016, Chamberlain was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
In addition to his music career, he worked in data processing management.
Source: Ray Chamberlain (musician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chamberlain
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