Researching James Moyes
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Moyes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Moyes and the Moyes Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Moyes 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 Moyes family tree.
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Moyes Family History Databases
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Moyes Forums
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Miscellaneous Moyes Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on James Moyes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Moyes
James Moyes (cricketer)
James Robert Moyes (born 16 December 1974) is an English cricketer. Moyes is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Workington, Cumberland.
Moyes made his debut for Cumberland in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire, with Williams playing Minor counties cricket for Cumberland to 2001, including 38 Minor Counties Championship matches and six MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In his time with Cumberland, Lawson played a single List A match against the Worcestershire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In this match he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Gareth Williams.
His first-class debut came for Cambridge University against Middlesex in 2002. He played two further first-class matches in that season, against Essex and Oxford University. In his three first-class matches, Moyes scored 51 runs at a batting average of 10.20, with a high score of 35. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches.
His father, John, played List A cricket for Cumberland.
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