Researching Thomas Crowley
Dig into the past of Thomas Crowley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1931 people with the Crowley surname? In that year Crowley was ranked number 1874 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Crowley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Thomas Crowley 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Crowley and the Crowley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crowley 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 Crowley family tree.
Study Parish Records for Thomas Crowley at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Thomas Crowley using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Thomas Crowley.
Research the Crowley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Crowley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4429 people with the Crowley surname in the UK? Crowley is now ranked number 1322 for popularity in the UK. |
Crowley Genealogy 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.
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Find Thomas Crowley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Crowley 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.
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Miscellaneous Crowley Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Crowley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Crowley
Thomas Crowley (American politician)
Thomas M. Crowley (September 30, 1935 – August 17, 2013) was an American businessman and legislator.
Born in Burlington, Vermont, Crowley served in the Air National Guard for eight years. He then graduated from Saint Michael's College. He owned and operated Crowley Insurance Agency with his family. He also was in the automobile business. He served in the Vermont State Senate from 1967 until 1991 as a Democrat. In 1997, he was appointed assistant judge for Chittenden County, Vermont. He died in Burlington, Vermont.
Source: Thomas Crowley (American politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Crowley (soldier)
Thomas Crowley (14 February 1949 – 10 June 1995) was an Irishman who fought in the Croatian War of Independence.
Initially a member of the British Armed Forces, he travelled to Croatia in 1991 and joined as a volunteer with the Croatian Defence Forces. He was assigned to the Ante Paradžik First Battalion, and participated as a commando in battles at Dubrovnik, Livno, Mostar, Popovo Polje, Operation Maslenica, and the liberation of Skabrnje. He was wounded at Zemunik.
In 1994 he led a training camp for the 114th brigade which trained more than 2,000 soldiers. He was killed in action near Dubrovnik in 1995 and is buried near Split. Upon his death he held the rank of Major in the Croatian Defence Forces and in 2012 was posthumously awarded the Croatian Order of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan.
Source: Thomas Crowley (soldier), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crowley
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