Researching William Chaloner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 492 people with the Chaloner surname? In that year Chaloner was ranked number 3087 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Chaloner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Chaloner and the Chaloner Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chaloner 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 Chaloner family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 723 people with the Chaloner surname in the UK? Chaloner is now ranked number 3359 for popularity in the UK. |
Chaloner Genealogy Databases
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Chaloner Forums
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Some Famous People called William Chaloner
William Chaloner
William Chaloner (1650 – 22 March 1699) was a serial counterfeit coiner and confidence trickster, who was imprisoned in Newgate Prison several times and eventually proven guilty of high treason by Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the Royal Mint. He was hanged on the gallows at Tyburn on 22 March 1699.
Chaloner grew up in a poor family in Warwickshire, but through a career in counterfeiting and con artistry attained great wealth, including a house in Knightsbridge. He started by forging "Birmingham Groats", then moved on to Guineas, French Pistoles, crowns and half-crowns, Banknotes and lottery tickets. At various times he also made and sold dildos and worked as a quack doctor, soothsayer, and sham anti-Jacobite "agent provocateur" to collect government rewards. In Guzman Redivivus, a posthumous biography published anonymously in 1699, it was stated that "scorning the 'petty Rogueries of Tricking single Men', he aimed rather at 'imposing upon a whole Kingdom'.
Source: William Chaloner, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chaloner
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