Researching John Tremayne
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 310 people with the Tremayne surname? In that year Tremayne was ranked number 3269 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Tremayne on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Tremayne and the Tremayne Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tremayne 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 Tremayne family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for John Tremayne at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Tremayne using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 326 people with the Tremayne surname in the UK? Tremayne is now ranked number 3735 for popularity in the UK. |
Tremayne Family Tree Databases
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Find John Tremayne from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Tremayne Forums
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Miscellaneous Tremayne Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Tremayne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Tremayne
John Hearle Tremayne
John Hearle Tremayne (17 March 1780 – 27 August 1851) was a member of a landed family in the cornish county of Cornwall, and owner of the Heligan estate near Mevagissey. He was a member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Cornwall, a Justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1831. He was also the second of four successive members of the Tremayne family who are credited with the creation of the gardens around Heligan House that are now well known as the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Source: John Hearle Tremayne, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tremayne
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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