Researching Jim Camp
Dig into the past of Jim Camp using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1724 people with the Camp surname? In that year Camp was ranked number 2010 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Camp on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jim Camp 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 Camp 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 Jim Camp and the Camp Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Camp 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 Camp family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jim Camp at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jim Camp using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Jim Camp.
Research the Camp surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Camp Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2202 people with the Camp surname in the UK? Camp is now ranked number 2224 for popularity in the UK. |
Camp 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jim Camp.
Study MyTrees for information on the Camp family and people looking to contact living Camp relations.
Explore One Great Family for Camp records submitted by people who are already researching the Camp Family Tree.
Find Jim Camp from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Camp 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 33421 people with the Camp surname in the USA? Camp is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Camp Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Camp. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Camp
Jim Camp
James Vernon Camp (August 8, 1924 – January 31, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at George Washington University from 1961 to 1966, compiling a record of 23–34. A native of Danville, Virginia, Camp played college footballat Randolph–Macon College in 1942 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1944 to 1947. He played professionally for one season, in 1948, with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Source: Jim Camp, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Camp
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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