Researching David Janes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1924 people with the Janes surname? In that year Janes was ranked number 1880 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Janes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Janes and the Janes Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Janes 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 Janes family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2612 people with the Janes surname in the UK? Janes is now ranked number 1999 for popularity in the UK. |
Janes Family History Databases
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Janes Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Janes surname in the USA? Janes is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called David Janes
David Janes
David Allan Janes (15 January 1944 – 15 September 1987) was an English cricketer. Janes was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire and educated at Marlborough College.
Janes made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1960 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Janes played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1960 to 1976, which included 94 Minor Counties Championship matches. He scored 3,802 runs in these matches at an average of 26.59. In 1965, he made his List A debut against Middlesex in the Gillette Cup. He played 3 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1972 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 135 runs at a batting average of 33.75, with a single half century high score of 95. His highest score came against Cambridgeshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup.
He died at King's College Hospital, London on 15 September 1987.
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