Researching Arthur Jenks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1022 people with the Jenks surname? In that year Jenks was ranked number 2571 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Jenks on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Jenks and the Jenks Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jenks 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 Jenks family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Arthur Jenks at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1167 people with the Jenks surname in the UK? Jenks is now ranked number 2959 for popularity in the UK. |
Jenks Genealogy Databases
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Jenks Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Jenks surname in the USA? Jenks is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Jenks Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Jenks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Jenks
Arthur Whipple Jenks
Arthur Whipple Jenks (1863–1922) was an American Episcopal theologian. He was born at Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1884 and from the General Theological Seminary in 1896. He received the degree of D.D. from Dartmouth in 1911. He published Notes for Meditation on the Beatitudes of the Psalter (1914). Arthur Whipple Jenks was a clergyman, ecclesiastical writer and historian. Mr. Jenks was born to George Edwin Jenks, member of the N.H. State House of Representatives in 1873 and 1874. Mr. Jenks was a descendant of one of the oldest and most distinguished families of Rhode Island (sp. variations Jenks, Jencks, Jenckes). Mr. Jenks ancestors were members of the first Baptist church in America, established by Roger Williams, Providence, Rhode Island. SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America".
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Source: Arthur Whipple Jenks, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jenks
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