Researching Jack Cameron
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23277 people with the Cameron surname? In that year Cameron was ranked number 142 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Cameron on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jack Cameron in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Cameron and the Cameron Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cameron 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 Cameron family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Jack Cameron at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Cameron using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Jack Cameron.
Research the Cameron surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cameron Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 23668 people with the Cameron surname in the UK? Cameron is now ranked number 219 for popularity in the UK. |
Cameron Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jack Cameron.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cameron family and people looking to contact living Cameron relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Cameron records submitted by people who are already researching the Cameron Family Tree.
Find Jack Cameron from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cameron Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Cameron surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Cameron surname in the USA? Cameron is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cameron Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Cameron. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Cameron
Jack Cameron (ice hockey)
Competitor for Canada
John Archibald "Jack" Cameron (December 3, 1902 – November 29, 1981) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
Cameron was a member of the Toronto Granites team that won a gold medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
In recognition of Cameron's role in international hockey for Canada in 1924, 50 years later he participated in the post-game award ceremony following Game #1 of the 1974 Canada-USSR series in Quebec City. He presented the game's MVP awards to Bobby Hull (Canada) and Valeri Kharlamov (Soviet Union).
Source: Jack Cameron (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJack Cameron (actor)
Jack Cameron (born Jacques Kammerer; November 2, 1883 – September 25, 1956) also known as Jack Kammerer, was an American actor, singer, and acrobatic comedian whose career spanned almost five decades. He appeared in vaudeville, burlesque, film, radio, and television. Cameron was best known for his vaudeville performances, first as part of the Kammerer & Howland musical comedy act, and later as a principal comedian on the Keith-Albee circuit. He appeared in several motion pictures and could be heard on WPRO (AM) radio as the “Singing Salesman.”
Source: Jack Cameron (actor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cameron
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.
Camarena Camarinha Cambern Cambourne Cambran Cambron Camburn Camerana Cammerin Camren Camron Camrun Chmarny Cimmerman Coneron Conran Conrans Conring
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