Researching Jack Owsley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Owsley surname? In that year Owsley was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Owsley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Owsley and the Owsley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Owsley 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 Owsley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Jack Owsley at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Owsley using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Jack Owsley.
Research the Owsley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Owsley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 19 people with the Owsley surname in the UK? Owsley is now ranked number 4024 for popularity in the UK. |
Owsley Family Tree Databases
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Study MyTrees for information on the Owsley family and people looking to contact living Owsley relations.
Search One Great Family for Owsley records submitted by people who are already researching the Owsley Family Tree.
Find Jack Owsley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Owsley 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Owsley surname in the USA? Owsley is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Owsley Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Owsley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Owsley
Jack Owsley
John Ebsworth Owsley (March 17, 1883 – July 14, 1953) was an American football player and coach and businessman. He played college football, principally as a left halfback, for Yale University from 1901 to 1904. He was the head coach of Yale's undefeated 1905 football team that outscored opponents 226 to 4. He also served as the head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in 1925. He gained a reputation as a wartime producer of armaments, working with Marlin-Rockwell Corporation during World War I and with the High Standard Manufacturing Company during World War II. He was one of the highest paid persons in the United States in 1941 and 1942.
Source: Jack Owsley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Owsley
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.
OCahill Okelly OScollee OSculley OScully Oshiel OSiaghail Oakhill Oakley Oakly Oakwell Ochala Ockwell Ogal Ogle Ogley Oickle Okal Okelay Okell Okelley Okill Okuley Oquel Osaile Osheal Osley Oswal Oswell Ousley Oxlee Oxley Ozzella
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