Researching Ray Thorburn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1729 people with the Thorburn surname? In that year Thorburn was ranked number 2006 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Thorburn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Thorburn and the Thorburn Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1932 people with the Thorburn surname in the UK? Thorburn is now ranked number 2395 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorburn Genealogy Databases
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Thorburn Forums
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Some Famous People called Ray Thorburn
Ray Thorburn
Raymond William Thorburn (15 November 1930 – 30 January 1986) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical College before becoming an electrical engineer. He was the president of Sutherland Shire Council from 1971 to 1972, when was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Labor Party, defeating Liberal member Don Dobie for the seat of Cook. He held the seat until his defeat by Dobie in 1975, and made three unsuccessful attempts to retake it. He remains the only Laborite to have ever held the seat. He died in 1986.
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Other names that sound a bit like Thorburn
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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