Researching Ruth Chatterton
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1700 people with the Chatterton surname? In that year Chatterton was ranked number 2030 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ruth means "companion, friend" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ruth Chatterton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ruth Chatterton and the Chatterton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chatterton 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 Chatterton family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1798 people with the Chatterton surname in the UK? Chatterton is now ranked number 2473 for popularity in the UK. |
Chatterton Genealogy Databases
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Chatterton Forums
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Miscellaneous Chatterton Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ruth Chatterton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress, aviatrix and novelist. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, one of the few female pilots in the United States at the time. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting but continued her career on the stage. She had several TV roles beginning in the late 1940s and became a successful novelist in the 1950s. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1961.
Source: Ruth Chatterton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chatterton
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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