Researching Will Crothers
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 168 people with the Crothers surname? In that year Crothers was ranked number 3411 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Will means "Form of WILLIAM. resolute guardian" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Will Crothers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Will Crothers and the Crothers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Crothers 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 Crothers family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Will Crothers at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1012 people with the Crothers surname in the UK? Crothers is now ranked number 3092 for popularity in the UK. |
Crothers Family Tree Databases
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Crothers Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Crothers surname in the USA? Crothers is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Will Crothers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Will Crothers
Will Crothers
Will Crothers (born June 14, 1987 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rower. He started rowing in grade 9 for KCVI, following his brother into the sport. Within just a few years, Will and his rowing partner Rob Gibson were Canadian high school champions in heavyweight pairs. Additionally, Will was named Ontario Male Athlete of the Year in 2005.
He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's eight, just behind the German team, with Andrew Byrnes, Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe and Brian Price.
In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. The men's rowing 4 finished last in the A-final after making it through their heat and semifinal in good standing.
Crothers competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Source: Will Crothers, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crothers
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