Researching Robert Macauley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 473 people with the Macauley surname? In that year Macauley was ranked number 3106 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Macauley on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Macauley ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Macauley and the Macauley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Macauley 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 Macauley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Robert Macauley at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Macauley using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Robert Macauley records.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Robert Macauley.
Research the Macauley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Macauley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 919 people with the Macauley surname in the UK? Macauley is now ranked number 3177 for popularity in the UK. |
Macauley Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Macauley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Macauley family and people looking to contact living Macauley relations.
Search One Great Family for Macauley records submitted by people who are already researching the Macauley Family Tree.
Find Robert Macauley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Macauley Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Macauley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Macauley Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Macauley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Macauley
Robert Macauley
Robert Conover "Bob" Macauley (December 11, 1923 – December 26, 2010) was an American businessman who left his paper company to create the charity Americares, which he established in 1982 and which has provided billions of dollars of aid to needy people in crisis situations in countries around the world. Macauley had been aiding South Vietnamese orphans starting in the early 1970s and expanded his personal involvement in philanthropic causes after the 1975 crash of a U.S. military jet evacuating children stranded the survivors and others trying to leave the country.
Source: Robert Macauley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Macauley
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.
Macaulay Maccall Maccauley MacCaull Maccawley MacChaell Macclay MacCleay MacCole MacColl MacGall Macgill MacGille MacGiolla MacKaile Mackall MacKill MacKowle Maccool Machel Machell Macholl Maciel Maciol Mackel Mackglew Mackley Maeseele Magill Magley Maglio Magly Magull Maisel Makela Makely Makiel Makkelie Mascal Mascali Mascall Mascoll Mashal Masilli Maskall Maskell Maskill Masl Maslo Massel Massell Matchell Maugle Maxile Maxwaile Maxwale Maxweell Maxwell Maychell Mazella Mazola Mazzello Mazzilli Mazzola Mcaulay Mcauley Mccahill Mccall Mccauley Mccawley Mcclay Mccloy Mccole Mccoll Mccolley Mccool Mccoole Mccullagh Mcculley Mccullogh Mccullough Mccully Mcelwee Mcgall Mcgill Mcglew Mcglue Mchale McKaile McKall McLae Mclay McSaul Mcalea Mcall Mccalla Mccallie Mccally Mccaull Mccaulley Mccaullough Mccaully Mcclue Mccollough Mccolly Mccowell Mcculla Mccullaugh Mcelhaw Mcelway Mcelyea Mcgillaway Mcguill Mcilway Mcilwee Mckale Mckeel Mckelley Mckiel Mclaw Mcleay Mcley Mcllwee Mcsoley Mcsullea Meazell Mechell Meckel Meckley Megel Megley Meglio Meikle Mekeal Mekeel Meshel Meshell Meskill Messall Meusel Miceli Michael Michal Michel Michele Micheli Michell Michelle Michelli Michiel Michieli Micillo Mickel Mickle Mickley Micoli Midgeley Midgely Midghall Midgley Miechel Miesel Mieszala Miguel Miiskelly Mikel Mikell Miscell Mischel Mischell Miskell Miskelly Miskiel Mitchall Mitchel Mitchell Mitchely Mitchley Mixell Mixhel Mizell Mizzell Mocciola Mochel Moeckel Mogel Moggle Mogle Mogli Moschella Moseley Mosely Moskal Mosley Mosselli Mougel Mousall Mousel Mousley Mowsley Moxley Mozley Mucillo Muckle Muckley Mucklo Muckloe Mucklow Mugele Mugley Musall Muscella Muschell Muselli Musial Musil Musilli Muskal Musla Mussel Mussilli Muxlow Muzzall Muzzillo Muzzle Muzzollo Muzzullo Mykel





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