Researching Jane Campion
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2098 people with the Campion surname? In that year Campion was ranked number 1776 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jane means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jane Campion on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jane Campion 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Campion ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jane Campion and the Campion Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Campion 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 Campion family tree.
Study Parish Records for Jane Campion at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jane Campion using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Jane Campion records.
Search MyHeritage for Jane Campion information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Jane Campion.
Research the Campion surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Campion Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2592 people with the Campion surname in the UK? Campion is now ranked number 2010 for popularity in the UK. |
Campion Family History 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jane Campion.
Study MyTrees for information on the Campion family and people looking to contact living Campion relations.
Check out One Great Family for Campion records submitted by people who are already researching the Campion Family Tree.
Find Jane Campion from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Campion 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Campion surname in the USA? Campion is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Campion Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Jane Campion. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jane Campion
Jane Campion
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand director, screenwriter, and producer. She is the second of seven women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the first female filmmaker to receive the Palme d'Or; both of these achievements came for The Piano (1993). She also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the same film. At the 78th Venice International Film Festival, she won the Silver Lion award for directing The Power of the Dog (2021). Campion is also known for directing the films An Angel at My Table (1990), Holy Smoke! (1998), and Bright Star (2009).
Source: Jane Campion, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Campion
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Campagna Campagnano Campagne Campaigne Campana Campanaro Campanella Campanelle Campanelli Campani Campany Campen Camphuynder Campione Campioni Campney Canapini Canavan Cannavan Champagne Champain Champenois Champeny Champine Champion Champione Championnet Champness Champney Champneys Champniss Chempion Coenhoven Compagno Compagnon Compean Connoven Conoven Counoven Couwenhoven Couwenoven Cowenhoven Coyenhoven
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