Researching Gordon Janes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1924 people with the Janes surname? In that year Janes was ranked number 1880 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Janes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gordon Janes and the Janes Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Janes 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 Janes family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2612 people with the Janes surname in the UK? Janes is now ranked number 1999 for popularity in the UK. |
Janes Family Tree Databases
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Janes Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Janes surname in the USA? Janes is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Gordon Janes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Gordon Janes
Gordon Winston Janes (October 12, 1918 – 1985) was an accountant, educator, business manager and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Fogo in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956.
The son of Samuel Janes and Violet Noble, he was born in Pool's Island and was educated there and in St. John's. He taught for a short time after completing his education. Janes served in a Newfoundland field artillery unit during World War II and was wounded and discharged in 1944. After the war, he worked as a field worker in the cooperative movement and later formed a partnership with A. B. Morgan in public accounting and auditing. In 1942, Janes married Margaret Maria Smith; the couple had two children.
He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949. After leaving politics in 1956, Janes worked as a manager for Newfoundland Fiberply Ltd. He left the company in 1960 and managed a nightclub in St. John's for two years. Janes then built a motel, which he operated until it was destroyed in a fire in 1973. Due to poor health, Janes retired from business soon afterwards.
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