Researching Fleeming Jenkin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2364 people with the Jenkin surname? In that year Jenkin was ranked number 1626 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Fleeming Jenkin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Fleeming Jenkin and the Jenkin Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1611 people with the Jenkin surname in the UK? Jenkin is now ranked number 2608 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Fleeming Jenkin
Fleeming Jenkin
Prof Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE LLD ( 25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, remarkable for his versatility. Known to the world as the inventor of the cable car or telpherage, he was an electrician and cable engineer, economist, lecturer, linguist, critic, actor, dramatist and artist. His descendants include the engineer Charles Frewen Jenkin and through him the Conservative MPs Patrick, Lord Jenkin of Roding and Bernard Jenkin.
Source: Fleeming Jenkin, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Jenkin
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