Researching Alfred Janson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 488 people with the Janson surname? In that year Janson was ranked number 3091 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Alfred means "Counselor" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Alfred Janson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alfred Janson and the Janson Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Alfred Janson
Alfred Janson
Alfred Janson (10 March 1937 – 19 May 2019) was a Norwegian pianist and composer. He was born in Oslo as the son of sculptor Gunnar Janson and pianist Margrethe Gleditsch, and was brother of journalist Mette Janson. He was first married to actress and singer Grynet Molvig and later to Berit Gustavsen. He made his piano debut in 1962. Among his early compositions is the piano piece November from 1962 and the orchestral Vuggesang from 1963. He composed the ballet Mot solen for the Bergen International Festival in 1969, and in 1991 he was the festival's principal composer.
Source: Alfred Janson, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Janson
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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