Researching James Long
Delve into the history of James Long using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19428 people with the Long surname? In that year Long was ranked number 188 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Long on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of James Long 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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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Long and the Long Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Long 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 Long family tree.
Look at Parish Records for James Long at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Long using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about James Long.
Research the Long surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Long Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 25047 people with the Long surname in the UK? Long is now ranked number 202 for popularity in the UK. |
Long Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for James Long.
Study MyTrees for information on the Long family and people looking to contact living Long relations.
Look at One Great Family for Long records submitted by people who are already researching the Long Family Tree.
Find James Long from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Long 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.
Research the Long surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 279519 people with the Long surname in the USA? Long is ranked number 71 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Long Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on James Long. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Long
James Long (Australian politician)
James Joseph Long (1870 – 23 December 1932) was an Australian politician. Born at Hamilton-on-Forth, Tasmania, he received a primary education before becoming a miner, and later President of the Federated Mining Enginedrivers' Association. In 1903 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Labor member for Lyell, transferring to Darwin in 1909. In 1909 he also served as Minister for Lands and Works, Minister for Mines and Minister for Agriculture. In 1910, he left the Assembly and was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He resigned his place in 1918, simultaneously resigning from the Labor Party. He was appointed commissioner enquiring into trade between Australia and the East Indies. After retiring from public life he became a publican in Victoria and finally a businessman in Melbourne. Long died in 1932.
Source: James Long (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
James Long (priest)
James Long (1814–1887) was an Anglo-Irish priest of the Anglican Church. A humanist, educator, evangelist, translator, essayist, philanthropist and a missionary to India, he resided in the city of Calcutta, India, from 1840 to 1872 as a member of the Church Missionary Society, leading the mission at Thakurpukur.
Long was closely associated with the Calcutta School-Book Society, the Bethune Society, the Bengal Social Science Association and The Asiatic Society. He also published the English translation of the play Nil Darpan by Dinabandhu Mitra, an act for which he was subsequently prosecuted for libel, fined, and briefly jailed.
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