Researching Robert Scanlan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 674 people with the Scanlan surname? In that year Scanlan was ranked number 2906 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Scanlan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Scanlan and the Scanlan Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Scanlan 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Scanlan family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1661 people with the Scanlan surname in the UK? Scanlan is now ranked number 2573 for popularity in the UK. |
Scanlan Family Tree Databases
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Scanlan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Scanlan surname in the USA? Scanlan is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Scanlan Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Scanlan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Scanlan
Robert Richard Scanlan
Robert Richard Scanlan (1801–1876), sometimes known as R. R. Scanlan, was an Irish painter and portraitist.
A resident of Dublin in the 1820s, he exhibited portraits at the Royal Hibernian Academy (1826–1864), and was later Master of the Cork School of Design. He painted portraits and watercolour portrait groups, described by Professor Anne Crookshank of Trinity College Dublin as charmingly evocative of the leisured society of Victorian Ireland. He spent his later life in London and exhibited at the Royal Academy (1837–1859).
Two of his best known works were portraits of Prime Ministers, Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington.
Source: Robert Richard Scanlan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Scanlan
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