Researching Jack Caffery
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 238 people with the Caffery surname? In that year Caffery was ranked number 3341 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Caffery on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Caffery and the Caffery Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Caffery 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 Caffery family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jack Caffery at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Caffery using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Jack Caffery.
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| Did you know that there are currently 233 people with the Caffery surname in the UK? Caffery is now ranked number 3823 for popularity in the UK. |
Caffery Genealogy Databases
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Find Jack Caffery from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Caffery Forums
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Miscellaneous Caffery Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Caffery. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Caffery
Jack Caffery (runner)
John Peter Caffery (May 21, 1879 – February 2, 1919) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics where he finished in 11th place. Caffrey was also a two-time champion of the Boston Marathon. He won with a time of 2:39:44.4 in 1900 and with a time of 2:29:23.6 in 1901, both of which were course records for the then 25-mile course.
Caffrey was the son of Irish immigrants. He was a teamster by trade and represented St. Patrick's Athletic Association/St. Patrick's Athletic Club. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario and died there from complications after falling ill with Spanish flu.
Source: Jack Caffery (runner), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Caffery
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