Researching John Senior
Investigate the background of John Senior using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6860 people with the Senior surname? In that year Senior was ranked number 595 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Senior on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Senior 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
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 Senior 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 Senior and the Senior Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Senior 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 Senior family tree.
Search Parish Records for John Senior at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Senior using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about John Senior.
Research the Senior surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Senior Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7857 people with the Senior surname in the UK? Senior is now ranked number 756 for popularity in the UK. |
Senior Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Senior.
Study MyTrees for information on the Senior family and people looking to contact living Senior relations.
Study One Great Family for Senior records submitted by people who are already researching the Senior Family Tree.
Find John Senior from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Senior Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Senior surname in the USA? Senior is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Senior Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Senior. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Senior
John Stanning senior
John Stanning (10 October 1877 – 19 May 1929) was an English cricketer active from 1899 to 1903 who played for Lancashire and Cambridge University. He was born in Leyland, Lancashire, and died in Nakwin, Kenya. He appeared in 26 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman, scoring 964 runs with a highest score of 120 and held 19 catches. His father, also called John Stanning (1840–1904) was also an occasional cricketer and "a great supporter of cricket". He was the brother of Henry Stanning and the father of John Stanning junior. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. During the First World War he was an officer in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry.
Source: John Stanning senior, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Senior
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.
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