Researching George John
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10829 people with the John surname? In that year John was ranked number 378 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George John on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George John and the John Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 14211 people with the John surname in the UK? John is now ranked number 406 for popularity in the UK. |
John Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the John surname in the USA? John is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called George John
George John (cricketer)
George John (c. 1883 – January 14, 1944) was a West Indian fast bowler.
George John was a very fast bowler in his prime and could cut the ball into the batsmen. He toured England with West Indies side in 1923 but by then was past his best. He claimed 90 wickets at 14.68 in all matches, 49 of them at 19.51 in first class matches. Against Glamorgan he took 10 for 147 and at Scarborough, with George Francis, reduced a near Test quality HDG Leveson Gower's XI to 19 for 6 as they were chasing 28 to win in the second innings. John took 5 for 54 for Trinidad against MCC in 1925-26 when he was over forty years of age.
C. L. R. James who often played against him has left a picture of what John the bowler looked like :
:He was just the right height, about five foot ten, with a chest, shoulders and legs on him all power and proportion... He was one of those rare fast bowlers who proposed to defeat you first of all by pace and sheer pace. He ran about fifteen yards, a quick step or two first, a long loping stride that increased until near the crease he leapt into the air and delivered, his arm high...Thunderbolts they were.
In June 1988 John was celebrated on the 30c Trinidad and Tobago stamp alongside the Barbados Cricket Buckle. He was the father of the playwright and actor Errol John.
Other names that sound a bit like John
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.
Jaan Jaehne Jahan Jahn Jaime Jain Jaine Jame Jamie Jamme Jan Janaway Jane Janew Janeway Janey Jann Jannaway Janneway Janney Jannow Janny Janoe Janow Janu Janway Jaouen Jaume Jayme Jayne Jayume Jean Jeaneau Jeanneau Jehan Jena Jenna Jennaway Jenne Jenney Jenno Jenny Jeune Jim Jime Jimmo Jina Joan Johan Johann Jon Jonah Jone Joney Jouanny Jouen Joughin Jouhan Juan Juhan Jumeau June Juneau Juno
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