Researching Joan Hendry
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4744 people with the Hendry surname? In that year Hendry was ranked number 889 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joan means "God's gracious gift" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joan Hendry on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joan Hendry and the Hendry Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hendry 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 Hendry family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Joan Hendry at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7079 people with the Hendry surname in the UK? Hendry is now ranked number 845 for popularity in the UK. |
Hendry Family Tree Databases
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Hendry Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Hendry surname in the USA? Hendry is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hendry Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Joan Hendry. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joan Hendry
Joan Hendry
Joan Hendry (born 14 May 1945) was a member of the Canadian 1968 Olympic and 1970 Commonwealth Games team. She also qualified for the 1972 Olympics but could not compete as she was injured. She won two Commonwealth Games bronze medals in long jump and the 4x100 relay and was the only member of Canadian team to win two medals. She was the Canadian long jump champion in 1968, and the silver medallist in 1964, 1967 and 1969, and the bronze medallist in 1966. Hendry was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
She won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Canadian Championships in the 100 metre run. She was the first Canadian woman to jump over 6 metres in the long jump.
Hendry later became an elementary school teacher and amateur track and field coach in Ottawa. She retired from teaching in 1999.
In May 2009, she was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.
Source: Joan Hendry, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hendry
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