Researching John Tansey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 457 people with the Tansey surname? In that year Tansey was ranked number 3122 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Tansey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Tansey and the Tansey Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 988 people with the Tansey surname in the UK? Tansey is now ranked number 3114 for popularity in the UK. |
Tansey Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Tansey surname in the USA? Tansey is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Tansey
John Tansey
John Tansey (8 October 1901 – 28 April 1971), was an American actor. He appeared in 21 films between 1908 and 1932.
His first appearance was in The Red Man and the Child (1908), as a child actor; he wrote and directed the films Wild and Wooly in 1924 and Romance of the West in 1930.
He was born in New York, New York, United States and died in Hollywood, California. His mother was actress Emma Tansey and his brothers were Robert Emmett "Bob" Tansey and James Sheridan Tansey. He had a long lost cousin also named John Tansey who was born in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England.
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