Researching James Brinkley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 415 people with the Brinkley surname? In that year Brinkley was ranked number 3164 for popularity in the UK. |

The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Brinkley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Brinkley and the Brinkley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Brinkley 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 Brinkley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for James Brinkley at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Brinkley using the FreeBMD database.
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Brinkley Genealogy Databases
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Find James Brinkley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Brinkley Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on James Brinkley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Brinkley
James Brinkley
James Brinkley (born 13 March 1974 in Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played five One-day Internationals in May 1999. He played List A cricket until 2004 and participated in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
Brinkley was generally used as the opening bowler in the Scottish attack.
He is now a sports teacher for Winterfold House School, Chaddesley Corbett, Wyre Forest, West Midlands and is Head of Boys' Sport at Winterfold, teaching the 1st XV Rugby, 2nd XI Football, and 1st Cricket.
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Source: James Brinkley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Brinkley
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