Researching Robert Caldwell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4686 people with the Caldwell surname? In that year Caldwell was ranked number 906 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Caldwell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Caldwell and the Caldwell Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Robert Caldwell
Robert Caldwell
Robert Caldwell (7 May 1814 – 28 August 1891) was a missionary for London Missionary Society. He arrived in India at age 24, studied the local language to spread the word of Bible in a vernacular language, studies that led him to author a text on comparative grammar of the South Indian languages. In his book, Caldwell proposed that there are Dravidian words in the Hebrew of the Old Testament, the archaic Greek language, and the places named by Ptolemy.
Caldwell married Eliza Mault, the daughter of another missionary posted in India. He served as assistant bishop of Tirunelveli from 1877.
The Government of Tamil Nadu has created a memorial in his honor and a postage stamp has been issued in his name. A statue of Caldwell was erected in 1967 near to Marina Beach, Chennai, as a gift of the Church of South India.
Source: Robert Caldwell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Caldwell (Australian politician)
Robert Caldwell (4 August 1843 – 2 November 1909), occasionally referred to as "poet Caldwell", was a South Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1879 to 1902, representing the electorates of Yorke Peninsula (1879-1890) and Onkaparinga (1890-1902).
Source: Robert Caldwell (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Robert Caldwell (Wisconsin politician)
Robert Caldwell (March 7, 1866 – August 29, 1950) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.
Born in the town of Arlington, Columbia County, Wisconsin, Caldwell was a farmer in Lodi, Wisconsin. He was also president of the Columbia Bank of Lodi and of Lodi Union Agricultural Society. Caldwell served on the Lodi Board of Education, the Columbia County Board of Supervisors, and was the president of the village of Lodi. He served on the local draft board during World War I and World War II. Caldwell was active in the Republican and was a presidential elector in the United States presidential election of 1928. In 1915, 1921, 1923, and 1925, Caldwell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He then served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1927 to 1931. In 1931, Caldwell and his wife moved to Madison, Wisconsin. Caldwell died in a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin after an illness of few months.
Source: Robert Caldwell (Wisconsin politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Caldwell
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