Researching Roger Clift
Delve into the history of Roger Clift using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1638 people with the Clift surname? In that year Clift was ranked number 2073 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Clift on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Roger Clift in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Clift 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 Roger Clift and the Clift Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clift 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 Clift family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Roger Clift at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Roger Clift using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Roger Clift records.
Study MyHeritage for Roger Clift information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Roger Clift.
Research the Clift surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Clift Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2331 people with the Clift surname in the UK? Clift is now ranked number 2140 for popularity in the UK. |
Clift 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Roger Clift.
Study MyTrees for information on the Clift family and people looking to contact living Clift relations.
Explore One Great Family for Clift records submitted by people who are already researching the Clift Family Tree.
Find Roger Clift from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Clift 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 Clift surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Clift surname in the USA? Clift is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Clift Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Roger Clift. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roger Clift
Roger Clift
Roger William Clift (1931–1971) was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide during the 1950s. He was part of four of the club's six premierships in a row and won the club's best and fairest in the first of those in 1954. Football historian John Devaney describes Roger Clift as "One of those players who seems blessed with a total disregard for personal safety". Clift died of a heart attack at a young age, while playing squash. He is interred at the Centennial Park Cemetery in Pasadena, South Australia.
Source: Roger Clift, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Clift
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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