Researching Jim Connolly
Delve into the history of Jim Connolly using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3477 people with the Connolly surname? In that year Connolly was ranked number 1207 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Connolly on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jim Connolly in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. 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 Connolly 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 Connolly and the Connolly Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Connolly 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 Connolly family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Jim Connolly at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jim Connolly using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Jim Connolly records.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Jim Connolly.
Research the Connolly surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Connolly Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15214 people with the Connolly surname in the UK? Connolly is now ranked number 373 for popularity in the UK. |
Connolly 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 Connolly.
Study MyTrees for information on the Connolly family and people looking to contact living Connolly relations.
Explore One Great Family for Connolly records submitted by people who are already researching the Connolly Family Tree.
Find Jim Connolly from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Connolly 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.
Research the Connolly surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Connolly surname in the USA? Connolly is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Connolly Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Connolly. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Connolly
Jim Connolly (illustrator)
Jim Connolly (born 1978) is an English illustrator, designer and commercial artist from Sheffield. He is best known for creating comic book style designs for album/single covers, concert posters, magazine articles and silkscreen prints. His style features loud and brash bubblegum colours and comical characters usually drawn with a sharp vectorized look. The dominant features of his work usually include comic book, science fiction and horror references, often with a UK slant. Beyond his comic book style work he has also worked in a variety of different styles as an illustrator and designer, mainly on outsourced E-Learning games for the BBC and Channel 4 via several E-Learning companies.
Source: Jim Connolly (illustrator), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Connolly
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.
Cambell Camble Camel Cameli Camelia Camell Camelli Camili Camilio Camilli Camillo Camley Cammell Cammoile Camolli Canale Canell Cannell Canole Canuel Canuelle Canwell Chamblee Chambley Chamlee Chamley Chanel Channell Chenelle Chennell Chmiel Chomley Chumbley Chumbly Chumley Chumly Cianelli Cinelli Comelli Comello Comely Comley Comlow Comolli Conel Coneley Conelly Conlay Conley Conlow Connal Connaley Connall Connally Connealy Conneely Connell Connelley Connelly Conoly Conwell Cooknell Cooknill Coonley Counley Cumbley Cumley Cunnell Czmiel





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