Researching Jimmy Curran
Dig into the past of Jimmy Curran using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2508 people with the Curran surname? In that year Curran was ranked number 1556 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jimmy means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jimmy Curran on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jimmy Curran and the Curran Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Curran 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 Curran family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9999 people with the Curran surname in the UK? Curran is now ranked number 582 for popularity in the UK. |
Curran Family Tree Databases
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Curran Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Curran surname in the USA? Curran is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Curran Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Jimmy Curran. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jimmy Curran
Jimmy Curran
James Michael Curran (January 7, 1880 – February 7, 1963) was an athletics coach, best known for training five Olympic gold medallists. From 1900-1902 he fought with the Highland Light Infantry in the Second Boer War, serving much of that time under Major General Sir Hector MacDonald. When based at Port Elizabeth after hostilities had ended, he discovered the sprinter Wyndham Halswelle. After the war Curran trained Halswelle, who went on to compete in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, and at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, winning silver and bronze medals at the former, and a controversial gold at the latter.
Source: Jimmy Curran, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Curran
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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