Researching Heather Jenner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3556 people with the Jenner surname? In that year Jenner was ranked number 1177 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Heather means "Heather tree" and is of English origin.
Records of Heather Jenner on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Heather Jenner and the Jenner Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 4529 people with the Jenner surname in the UK? Jenner is now ranked number 1293 for popularity in the UK. |
Jenner Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Jenner surname in the USA? Jenner is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Heather Jenner
Heather Jenner
Heather Jenner (real name Heather Lyon; born 1914, died 1991 ) was a matchmaker, who ran a marriage bureau, called "The Marriage Bureau", in Bond Street, Mayfair, London.
The daughter of Cyril Arthur Lyon, an Army general, she married firstly, in 1942, Michael George Cox, and in 1955, the writer Stephen Potter. Widowed in 1969, she later married Sir John Hastings James, deputy master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint.
She established the agency in 1939, after her own divorce, and kept the business secret from her family and friends, using the name 'Heather Jenner', as such activity was considered scandalous at the time.
Her autobiography, Marriage is My Business, was published in 1954.
She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 31 July 1967.
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