Researching Robert Cadman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2441 people with the Cadman surname? In that year Cadman was ranked number 1587 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Cadman on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Cadman and the Cadman Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cadman 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 Cadman family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Robert Cadman at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Cadman using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Robert Cadman.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3218 people with the Cadman surname in the UK? Cadman is now ranked number 1726 for popularity in the UK. |
Cadman Family History Databases
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Find Robert Cadman from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cadman Forums
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Miscellaneous Cadman Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Cadman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Cadman
Robert Cadman
Robert Cadman or Robert Kidman (1711–2 February 1739) was an 18th-century steeplejack and ropeslider who between 1732 and 1739 performed feats of daring, ultimately by sliding or flying down a rope from St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury to the Gay Meadow across the River Severn.
He had previously performed the stunt in other locations, for example an 1828 history of Dover (Batcheller) records that he "amused the people of Dover, by flying across the harbour, from the highest point of the cliff, towards the lower extremity of Snargate-street .....Thousands were assembled from all parts to view this novel sight." A History of Lincoln (1815) notes that, in this period, he went from a cathedral tower "to the castle hill near the Black Boy Inn"" and another descent from 'Newark spire' in Nottinghamshire.
Cadman walked some 250 metres up the rope that connected the 68-metre-high spire of St Mary's Church with an anchor in the ground in Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury. Climbing up the rope across the River Severn, he performed tricks on the way. When at the top, near the pinnacle of the spire, he donned a wooden breastplate with a central groove and hurtled to earth along the rope.
On 2 February 1739 he fell to his death when the rope broke. He was buried at St Mary's Church, where a commemorative plaque in his memory may still be found by the west entrance. It reads:
Other names that sound a bit like Cadman
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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