Researching Doug Jarvis
Dig into the past of Doug Jarvis using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13440 people with the Jarvis surname? In that year Jarvis was ranked number 295 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Doug means "form of DOUGLAS - from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Doug Jarvis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Doug Jarvis and the Jarvis Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jarvis 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 Jarvis family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Doug Jarvis at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Doug Jarvis using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 18521 people with the Jarvis surname in the UK? Jarvis is now ranked number 290 for popularity in the UK. |
Jarvis Family History Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Doug Jarvis.
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Jarvis 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 42535 people with the Jarvis surname in the USA? Jarvis is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Jarvis Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Doug Jarvis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Doug Jarvis
Doug Jarvis
Douglas McArthur Jarvis (born March 24, 1955) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League, who holds the current record for most consecutive games played in the NHL (964). Jarvis never missed a regular season game in his NHL career, which began on October 8, 1975 and ran until 1987. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is currently a Senior Advisor for the Vancouver Canucks.
Source: Doug Jarvis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Jarvis
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.
Jarvest Jerovick Jervis Jervois Jervoise Jirovec Jurevicius
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