Researching Janet Nutter
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2282 people with the Nutter surname? In that year Nutter was ranked number 1673 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Janet means "God's gracious gift" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Janet Nutter on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Nutter 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 Janet Nutter and the Nutter Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nutter 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 Nutter family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1417 people with the Nutter surname in the UK? Nutter is now ranked number 2753 for popularity in the UK. |
Nutter Family History Databases
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Nutter Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Nutter surname in the USA? Nutter is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Janet Nutter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Janet Nutter
Janet Nutter
Janet Ruth Nutter (born April 2, 1953) is a retired diver from Canada, who was supposed to represent her native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to do so after the boycott. A resident of Thornhill, Ontario she twice won a medal at the Pan American Games (1975 and 1979), and two medals (gold and bronze) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
She was one of four Canadian athletes chosen by director Paul Cowan to appear in the National Film Board of Canada documentary Going the Distance, about the 1978 Games in Edmonton.
Nutter was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1986.
Source: Janet Nutter, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nutter
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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