Researching Jack Offer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 681 people with the Offer surname? In that year Offer was ranked number 2899 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Offer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Offer and the Offer Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Offer 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 Offer family tree.
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Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Offer using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 632 people with the Offer surname in the UK? Offer is now ranked number 3444 for popularity in the UK. |
Offer Genealogy Databases
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Offer Forums
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Some Famous People called Jack Offer
Jack Offer
John Sidney "Jack" Offer (1908–1985) was an English rower who won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta and a silver medal at the 1938 British Empire Games.
Offer was born at Hampton Wick, the son of Henry John Offer and his wife Vera Jennie Burgoine. His maternalgrandfather, Alfred Burgoine, was a boat designer who built one of Queen Victoria’s Royal Barges and a motor launch that held the world water speed record. He was educated at Tiffin School where he began rowing. He joined Kingston Rowing Club where his brothers Tom and Dick Offer were also members.
Offer excelled at sculling, in particular partnering his brother Dick in the double sculls. They also took part in skiffing, being members of The Skiff Club. They won the Gentlemen's Double Sculls at the Skiff Championships Regatta in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1935. Offer also won the Singles Skiff Championship in 1932 and 1935 and the Mixed Doubles Skiff Championship in 1933. In 1936 the Offer brothers won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta. Two years later they were selected to compete in the 1938 British Empire Games. In spite of the difficulties in maintaining training during the six-week sea voyage to Australia they won the silver medal in the double sculls event.
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