Researching Tom Kavanagh
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1157 people with the Kavanagh surname? In that year Kavanagh was ranked number 2449 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Kavanagh on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Kavanagh and the Kavanagh Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kavanagh 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 Kavanagh family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Tom Kavanagh at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tom Kavanagh using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7049 people with the Kavanagh surname in the UK? Kavanagh is now ranked number 851 for popularity in the UK. |
Kavanagh Family History Databases
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Find Tom Kavanagh from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kavanagh Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kavanagh surname in the USA? Kavanagh is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kavanagh Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Kavanagh. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Kavanagh
Tom Kavanagh
Tom Kavanagh (born 21 April 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Kavanagh is the son of four-time VFL premiership player Brent Crosswell. Although Crosswell played more games for Carlton and North Melbourne, but it was Melbourne who drafted Kavanagh, under the Father-son rule.
He played two senior games for Melbourne in the 1989 VFL season, then returned to his original club Castlemaine, before resuming his league career at Fitzroy, which selected him at pick 22 in the 1993 Mid-Season Draft.
Source: Tom Kavanagh, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kavanagh
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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