Researching John Pass
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1462 people with the Pass surname? In that year Pass was ranked number 2196 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Pass on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Pass ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Pass and the Pass Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pass 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 Pass family tree.
Check out Parish Records for John Pass at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Pass using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about John Pass.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1766 people with the Pass surname in the UK? Pass is now ranked number 2494 for popularity in the UK. |
Pass Genealogy Databases
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Pass Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Pass surname in the USA? Pass is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pass Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on John Pass. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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John Pass
John Pass (born 1947 in Sheffield, England) is a Canadian poet. He has lived in Canada since 1953, and was educated at the University of British Columbia.
He has published 21 books of poetry since 1971. His book Stumbling in the Bloom won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English poetry. His most recent book "crawlspace" (Harbour Publishing, 2011) won the Dorothy Livesay Prize (BC Best Book Award in Poetry) in 2012.
Pass taught English at Capilano University from 1975 to 2007. He lives on BC's Sunshine Coast near Sakinaw Lake with his wife, poet, essayist and novelist Theresa Kishkan
Four of his books of poetry form a linked quartet under the overall title, "At Large":* The Hour's Acropolis (Harbour Publishing, 1991)* Radical Innocence (Harbour Publishing, 1994)* Water Stair (Oolichan Books, 2000)* Stumbling in the Bloom (Oolichan Books, 2005)
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