Researching John Healey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4892 people with the Healey surname? In that year Healey was ranked number 868 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Healey on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Healey and the Healey Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Healey 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 Healey family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7598 people with the Healey surname in the UK? Healey is now ranked number 776 for popularity in the UK. |
Healey Family Tree Databases
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Healey Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Healey surname in the USA? Healey is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Healey Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Healey. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Healey
John Healey (politician)
John Healey (born 13 February 1960) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wentworth and Dearne, formerly Wentworth, since 1997 and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since 2020.
Healey was Minister of State for Housing and Planning in the Brown Government.
Following the 2010 general election, he was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health. He stood down from the role in October 2011 and was succeeded by Andy Burnham. He also served as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing from 2016 to 2020 under Jeremy Corbyn, and worked alongside Andrew Gwynne, the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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