Researching Jack Swart
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 36 people with the Swart surname? In that year Swart was ranked number 3543 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Swart on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Swart and the Swart Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swart 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 Swart family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jack Swart at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Swart using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Swart surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swart Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 136 people with the Swart surname in the UK? Swart is now ranked number 3914 for popularity in the UK. |
Swart Genealogy Databases
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Swart Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Swart surname in the USA? Swart is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Swart Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Swart. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Swart
Jack Swart
Jack Swart (born 1954) is a former New Zealand road cyclist. In the 1978 Commonwealth Games he competed in the 4000m team pursuit, coming 2nd for silver; and the 4000m individual pursuit. .
In the 1982 Commonwealth Games he competed in the Team time trial, coming 3rd for bronze; and the Road Race, coming 15th.
He was not chosen for the 1984 Summer Olympics despite a world-class performance in the Coors International in Colorado, the selectors apparently regarded him as a tour rider not an individual racer despite having won two New Zealand road championships.
He was described as "the blond-haired giant of New Zealand cycling for the best part of a decade through to 1986". Swart and Blair Stockwell were the only two riders to win the "Dulux North Island Tour" three times.
He was born in Tuakau to a dairy farmer from the Netherlands; his younger brother Stephen Swart was also a champion road cyclist.
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