Records of James Hayes on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of James Hayes 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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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Hayes and the Hayes Family History

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hayes 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 Hayes family tree.

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Hayes Family History Databases

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Hayes Forums

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Some Famous People called James Hayes

James Hayes (Australian politician)

James Hayes (1831 – 24 May 1908) was an Australian politician.

Hayes was born in Cork, Ireland and arrived with parents in New South Wales in 1837. He was educated at a private school near Parramatta and became a miller. He married Frances Foott in June 1861 and had four daughters and six sons.

Hayes was elected as a member for the district of The Hume of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1885 and was re-elected each election until multi-member districts were abolished in 1894, when he switched to the district of The Murray, which he held until 1904. In 1901 he was appointed a minister without portfolio in the See ministry. He did not contest the 1904 election as was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council where he served until his death.

He died in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore in 1908 (aged 77).

Source: James Hayes (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

James Martin Hayes

James Martin Hayes (May 27, 1924 – August 2, 2016) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church.

Hayes was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and ordained a priest on June 15, 1947. He was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Halifax, as well as titular bishop of Reperi, on February 5, 1965, and consecrated on April 20, 1965. Hayes participated at the Second Vatican Council. Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of the Archdiocese of Halifax on June 22, 1967. He was known as a leader in liturgical renewal. He resigned on November 6, 1990, and died on August 2, 2016, in a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 92.

Source: James Martin Hayes, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Hayes

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