Researching Derek Jameson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3314 people with the Jameson surname? In that year Jameson was ranked number 1255 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Derek means "Ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Derek Jameson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Derek Jameson and the Jameson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jameson 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 Jameson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3755 people with the Jameson surname in the UK? Jameson is now ranked number 1519 for popularity in the UK. |
Jameson Family Tree Databases
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Jameson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Jameson surname in the USA? Jameson is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Jameson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Derek Jameson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Derek Jameson
Derek Jameson
Derek Jameson (29 November 1929 – 12 September 2012) was a British tabloid journalist and broadcaster. Beginning his career in the media in 1944 as a messenger at Reuters, he worked his way up to become the editor of several British tabloid newspapers in the 1970s and 1980s. Later, he was a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 2 for nearly a decade and a half, including an on-air partnership with his third wife Ellen. He was described, when his profile was at its highest, as "the second most famous man in Britain - after Prince Charles" by Auberon Waugh.
Source: Derek Jameson, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Jameson
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.
Jamesion Jamieson Jamison Jammison Jamson Janisson Jankin Jannequin Jansema Jansen Jansenius Jansens Janson Janssen Janssens Jansson Janzen Jeanequin Jeanesson Jeannequin Jeannesson Jeansonne Jehnzen Jemison Jemmison Jemson Jencken Jenison Jenken Jenkens Jenkin Jenking Jenkins Jenkinson Jenkyn Jennison Jensen Jenson Jimeson Jimison Jimmison Jimpson Jimson Jinkin Jinkins Jinkinson Johanchon Johannessen Johannesson Johannsen Johansen Johanson Johanssen Johansson Johnakin Johnican Johnigan Johniken Johnikin Johnsen Johnson Johnsonbaugh Johnsson Joinson Jonassen Jonasson Jongsma Jonican Jonigan Jonsen Jonson Jonsson Jouannisson Joynson Jungenberg Jungknecht Jungman Junkan Junken Junkin Junkins Junkinson
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