Researching James Heath
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Heath on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Heath and the Heath Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Heath 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 Heath family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 19197 people with the Heath surname in the UK? Heath is now ranked number 282 for popularity in the UK. |
Heath Genealogy Databases
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Heath Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on James Heath. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Heath
James Heath (golfer)
James Joseph Heath (born 17 March 1983) is an English professional golfer.
Heath was born in London. He started playing golf with his father at the age of ten. Having played in the Faldo Junior Series, he went on to a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the English Amateur and Lytham Trophy, where he broke the previous scoring record by 10 strokes, in 2004. He turned professional at the end of that year.
Having played in three tournaments on the European tour as an amateur in 2004, Heath joined the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005, and was moderately successful in his first season, finishing 23rd on the end of season rankings. Having failed to come through qualifying school at the end of the year, he was again playing on the second tier in 2006. He enjoyed even more success, winning his first professional title at the ECCO Tour Championship in Denmark on his way to 14th in the Challenge Tour Rankings and graduation to the European Tour for 2007.
Heath's rookie season on the European Tour was largely unsuccessful, although he did manage two top ten finishes in minor events, and he was back on the Challenge Tour in 2008.
Source: James Heath (golfer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJames Heath (boxer)
James Heath (born February 17, 1960) is a former professional boxer, who fought for the WBA Cruiserweight Title twice during an 11-year career.
Heath turned professional in 1985, winning his debut against Jessie Brown in 3 rounds. Heath was given the opportunity to fight Orlin Norris for the WBA Cruiserweight Title in Mexico after 10 fights. Heath was knocked out in the 3rd round. Heath's second World Title shot came 2 years later against Nate Miller. The result was a 7th-round technical knockout going Miller's way. Shortly after Heath retired.
James Heath also won the NABF Cruiserweight Title.
Source: James Heath (boxer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Heath
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