Researching John Kastner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6 people with the Kastner surname? In that year Kastner was ranked number 3573 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Kastner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Kastner and the Kastner Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kastner 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 Kastner family tree.
Search Parish Records for John Kastner at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Kastner using the FreeBMD database.
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Kastner Genealogy Databases
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Kastner Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kastner surname in the USA? Kastner is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kastner Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Kastner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Kastner
John Kastner (filmmaker)
John Kastner (1946 – November 21, 2019) was a four-time Emmy Award-winning Canadian documentary filmmaker whose later work focused on the Canadian criminal justice system. His films included the documentaries Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014), a film about patients at the Brockville Mental Health Centre, named best Canadian feature documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival; NCR: Not Criminally Responsible (2013), exploring the personal impact of the mental disorder defence in Canada; Life with Murder (2010), The Lifer and the Lady and Parole Dance, and the 1986 made-for-television drama Turning to Stone, set in the Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario.
Source: John Kastner (filmmaker), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kastner
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.
Kaestner Kasten Kastendieck Kastengren Kastenholz Kastenschmidt Kasting Kastning Kestemont Kesten Kestenholtz Kestian Kestin Kesting Kestner Keston Kiistner Kiscadden Kiskaddon Kisting Kistner Kostanska Kostanski Kostmayer Kostner Kyston
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