Researching John Conlan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 542 people with the Conlan surname? In that year Conlan was ranked number 3037 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Conlan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Conlan and the Conlan Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Conlan 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Conlan family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1043 people with the Conlan surname in the UK? Conlan is now ranked number 3066 for popularity in the UK. |
Conlan Genealogy Databases
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Conlan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Conlan surname in the USA? Conlan is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Conlan Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Conlan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Conlan
John Conlan (Monaghan politician)
John Francis Conlan (21 May 1928 – 3 December 2004) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, grocer and publican. He was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1965 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1969 general election for the Monaghan constituency. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election (for Cavan–Monaghan from 1977) until he lost his seat at the 1987 general election.
Conlan was also a member of Monaghan County Council from 1955 until 1999 and was its chairman on two occasions. He was also a member of Ballybay Town Commissioners from 1950 until 1991 and served as chairman of that body for many years. In addition, he was election agent for James Dillon while Dillon was the Fine Gael TD for Monaghan in the 1950s.
Conlan's son Seán Conlan served as a TD from 2011 to 2016.
Source: John Conlan (Monaghan politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Conlan
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