Researching John Solomon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2033 people with the Solomon surname? In that year Solomon was ranked number 1811 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Solomon on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Solomon and the Solomon Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Solomon 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 Solomon family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2853 people with the Solomon surname in the UK? Solomon is now ranked number 1881 for popularity in the UK. |
Solomon Family History Databases
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Solomon Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Solomon surname in the USA? Solomon is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Solomon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Solomon
John Solomon (writer)
John Solomon (born May 23, 1970) is an American comedian and writer.
Solomon was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Huntington Beach, California. He started his comedy career as an improv comedy performer at The Groundlings in Los Angeles.
Solomon wrote for Saturday Night Live from 2006 to 2014, serving as co-writing supervisor in his final season. He is the writing partner of comedian Will Forte, collaborating on the screenplay for MacGruber, and working together on Extreme Movie. He was a director, writer and producer for the television series The Last Man on Earth.
Source: John Solomon (writer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Solomon (croquet player)
John Solomon (22 November 1931 - 20 October 2014) was a croquet player from England.
Solomon dominated English croquet in the 1950s and 1960s winning the President's Cup nine times (1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968 and 1971), the Open Championship ten times (1953, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968) and the Men's Championship ten times (1951, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971 and 1972).
Solomon also won the New Zealand Open Championship in 1951 and 1963.
Solomon represented England and latterly Great Britain in five MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on four occasions.
As an administrator Solomon served on the Council of the Croquet Association between 1952 and 2004, serving as Chairman (1962 to 1964), Vice President (1976 to 1982) and President (1982 to 2004).
In 2006 Solomon was inducted into the World Croquet Federation Hall of Fame.
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