Researching David Johns
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7733 people with the Johns surname? In that year Johns was ranked number 529 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Johns on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Johns and the Johns Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Johns 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 Johns family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9333 people with the Johns surname in the UK? Johns is now ranked number 621 for popularity in the UK. |
Johns Family History Databases
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Johns Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Johns surname in the USA? Johns is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Johns Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on David Johns. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Johns
David Johns (cricketer)
David Frank Victor Johns (27 June 1921 – 20 November 1979) was an English cricketer. Johns was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Paddington, London.
Johns made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Johns played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1950 to 1966, which included 83 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1952, when Buckinghamshire won the championship, Johns scored 846 runs at an average of 70.50 and took 39 wickets at 14.02. That season he set a record for the highest score for the county when he made 191 against Bedfordshire.
He made his only List A appearance for Buckinghamshire against Middlesex in the 1965 Gillette Cup. He made 19 runs before being dismissed by Ron Hooker.
Johns played a single first-class match for a combined Minor Counties team in 1953 against the touring Australians. He took his only first-class wicket in the Australians' first innings, that of Don Tallon, for the cost of 55 runs from 13 overs. With the bat he was dismissed for a duck in the Minor Counties first innings by Ray Lindwall, and in the second innings he scored 4 runs before being dismissed by Ron Archer.
He died in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire on 20 November 1979.
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