Researching John Annear
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Annear on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Annear and the Annear Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Annear 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 Annear family tree.
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Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Annear using the FreeBMD database.
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Annear Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Annear. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Annear
John Annear
John Annear (born 17 June 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and West Coast in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
Annear began his career in Western Australia with Claremont and played 62 West Australian Football League games over three years before being recruited by Collingwood. He was used as a midfielder and played his best football at Richmond, where in 1984 he finished second in their best and fairest. Andrew Demetriou (subsequently CEO of the Australian Football League from 2003 to 2014) was suspended in that year for striking Annear.
In 1987 he crossed to West Coast who were competing in their inaugural VFL season and was their second most experienced player behind Ross Glendinning. He made State of Origin appearances for Western Australia towards the end of the decade.
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