Researching Jane Nigh
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 45 people with the Nigh surname? In that year Nigh was ranked number 3534 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jane means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jane Nigh on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jane Nigh 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 Nigh 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 Nigh and the Nigh Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nigh 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 Nigh family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Jane Nigh at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jane Nigh using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Jane Nigh records.
Study MyHeritage for Jane Nigh information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Jane Nigh.
Research the Nigh surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nigh Military records.
Nigh Genealogy 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 Jane Nigh.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nigh family and people looking to contact living Nigh relations.
Study One Great Family for Nigh records submitted by people who are already researching the Nigh Family Tree.
Find Jane Nigh from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nigh 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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Miscellaneous Nigh Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jane Nigh. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jane Nigh
Jane Nigh
Bonnie Lenora "Jane" Nigh (February 25, 1925 – October 5, 1993) was an American actress. Her sister Nancy was also an actress, and her mother worked in research at a film studio.
She was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. (Another source identifies Ivan Kahn as the 20th Century Fox talent scout.) She later signed a contract with Fox. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, including State Fair (1945), Give My Regards to Broadway (1948, as June Nigh) and County Fair (1950).
In 1949, she participated in a later famous Life magazine photo layout, in which she posed with other up-and-coming actresses, Marilyn Monroe, Lois Maxwell, Cathy Downs, Suzanne Dalbert, Enrica Soma and Laurette Luez.
She also had starring roles in a pair of Monogram Pictures films, Blue Grass of Kentucky and Rodeo. Nigh, along with Patrick McVey, co-starred in the TV series Big Town, with McVey playing the city editor of a newspaper, and Nigh his secretary. She had the role of Lorelei Kilourne for two seasons.
Source: Jane Nigh, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nigh
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.
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