Researching John Leahy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 466 people with the Leahy surname? In that year Leahy was ranked number 3113 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Leahy on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Leahy in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Leahy and the Leahy Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Leahy 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 Leahy family tree.
Explore Parish Records for John Leahy at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Leahy using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about John Leahy.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2496 people with the Leahy surname in the UK? Leahy is now ranked number 2055 for popularity in the UK. |
Leahy Family Tree Databases
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Leahy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Leahy surname in the USA? Leahy is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Leahy Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Leahy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Leahy
John Leahy (executive)
John Leahy (born August 1950) is an American businessman. He is a former chief operating officer–Customers at Airbus (2005–2017), as well as the company's chief commercial officer between August 1994 and 2017, and a former member of the Airbus main board of management. Well known as one of the commercial aviation industry's most prolific aircraft salesmen, he made a significant contribution to the increase in Airbus's market share, from 18% in 1993 to 57% a decade later. He is responsible for over $1 trillion in sales. Airbus SAS was a government-owned company between 1993 and 2003.
Source: John Leahy (executive), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
John Leahy (Australian politician)
John Leahy (15 July 1854 – 20 January 1909) was a newspaper proprietor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Leahy was born at Schull, Cork, to Patrick Leahy, farmer, and his wife Mary (née Coghlan). After receiving his education he moved to Queensland where he was said to have worked as a rural labourer before becoming postmaster at Windorah then settling in Thargomindah. It was here that Leahy held a partnership in a cordial factory and, with his brother Patrick, became part-owner of the Thargomindah Herald. From 1886 until 1889 he was also the proprietor of the Royal Hotel which was located in the main street of the town.
Source: John Leahy (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Leahy
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