Researching Graeme 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. |
Records of Graeme John on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Graeme John and the John Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the John 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 John family tree.
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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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John Forums
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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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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Graeme John. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Graeme John
Graeme John
Graeme John (born 15 March 1943) is a businessman who was Managing Director of Australia Post from 1993 to 2009. From 1990 was Australia Post's Chief Manager of National Operations.John was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2003, for service to business and to the community. He is also a recipient of the Centennial Medal and the Australian Sports Medal. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a board member of Aurizon, Racing Victoria and Seven West Media.
He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Kahala Posts Group, board member of the International Post Corporation (Netherlands), and Vice-Chairman of Sai Cheng Logistics International (China), a joint venture with China Post.
John played for, and later coached, the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League. He played at Centre-Half-Forward for both the Western Australian and Victorian state teams and gained selection in the All-Australian team in 1966. He was nominated for the Swans "Team of The Century". Off the field John has also served as President of the South Melbourne Football Club and served as an Australian Football League Commissioner until 2011.
He is the father of Rebecca John, Andrea John, and Gareth John, a ruckman who played for the Sydney Swans.
Source: Graeme John, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like John
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