Researching Roger Crawford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14655 people with the Crawford surname? In that year Crawford was ranked number 266 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Crawford on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roger Crawford and the Crawford Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crawford 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 Crawford family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 22503 people with the Crawford surname in the UK? Crawford is now ranked number 233 for popularity in the UK. |
Crawford Family Tree Databases
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Crawford Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 206601 people with the Crawford surname in the USA? Crawford is ranked number 89 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Crawford Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Roger Crawford. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roger Crawford
Roger Crawford (tennis)
Roger Crawford (born October 8, 1960) is the first and only person in American history to be a United States Professional Tennis Association athlete and play a Division I college sport with a severe disability. Today, he is a motivational speaker, author, and is still a certified tennis professional. Several famous individuals and corporations, such as Marriott Hotels, Nike, Chris Evert, and Ronald Reagan have acknowledged Crawford for overcoming handicaps. He was also featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul and in the NBC Emmy Award winning movie In a New Light.
On center court, Sports Illustrated has recognized Roger as “One of the most accomplished, physically challenged athletes in history!” He's also the recipient of the ITA Achievement Award, presented by the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Now on center stage, Roger Crawford is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world and has been inducted into the International Speaker Hall of Fame.
Source: Roger Crawford (tennis), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRoger Crawford (activist)
Roger 'The Court Jester' Crawford is a British author and fathers rights activist. Born in the Autumn of 1948, he was adopted as a baby and given up by his birth parents who were not married and extremely poor.
After many years fighting to see his daughter though the Family Court System Roger became a fathers' rights activist with New Fathers 4 Justice.
In 2014 he wrote his first book Rebel Without A Clue published in 2015. The book details his life, his experiences in Oxford Family Court which led him into protesting on various roofs with New Fathers 4 Justice and his election campaign for the Equal Parenting Alliance Party.
Source: Roger Crawford (activist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crawford
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