Researching Jimmy Alen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96 people with the Alen surname? In that year Alen was ranked number 3483 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jimmy means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jimmy Alen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jimmy Alen and the Alen Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Alen 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 Alen family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Jimmy Alen at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jimmy Alen using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Jimmy Alen.
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| Did you know that there are currently 118 people with the Alen surname in the UK? Alen is now ranked number 3931 for popularity in the UK. |
Alen Family History Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jimmy Alen.
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Look at One Great Family for Alen records submitted by people who are already researching the Alen Family Tree.
Find Jimmy Alen from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Alen Forums
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Miscellaneous Alen Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Jimmy Alen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jimmy Alen
Jimmy Van Alen
James Henry Van Alen II (September 19, 1902 – July 3, 1991) was an American tennis official. He is best known for being the founder of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the largest tennis museum in the world. A poet, musician, publisher, civic leader and raconteur, Jimmy Van Alen achieved his greatest renown in tennis. His greatest legacies are as the inventor of the tiebreak in tennis, and as founder and primary benefactor of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum at the Newport Casino, which he gave to the United States Tennis Association in 1954, saving the national landmark from a proposed car park.
Source: Jimmy Van Alen, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Alen
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.
Ahlin Ahlum Alaimo Alam Alamia Alamo Alan Aleon Alewine Aliano Allain Allam Allamby Allan Allein Alleine Allemby Allen Allena Alleyn Alleyne Allin Allom Allon Allone Allum Allun Allwein Allwine Allyn Alm Almaw Almey Almy Alumbaugh Alwen Alwin Alwine Alywen Alywin Aylen Aylin Aylwin
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