Researching Nathan Tanner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6719 people with the Tanner surname? In that year Tanner was ranked number 607 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Nathan means "He Gave" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Nathan Tanner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nathan Tanner and the Tanner Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tanner 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 Tanner family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7920 people with the Tanner surname in the UK? Tanner is now ranked number 748 for popularity in the UK. |
Tanner Family Tree Databases
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Tanner Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Tanner surname in the USA? Tanner is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tanner Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Nathan Tanner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nathan Tanner
Nathan Eldon Tanner
Nathan Eldon Tanner (May 9, 1898 – November 27, 1982) was a politician from Alberta, Canada, and a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1952 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1936 to 1937 and as a cabinet minister in the governments of William Aberhart and Ernest Manning from 1937 to 1952, in various portfolios related to resource industries.
Source: Nathan Eldon Tanner, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tanner
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.
Tamboer Tamburi Tamburo Tannar Tannery Tannor Tanori Tanury Taynor Teanor Temar Tener Tennear Tenore Tenorio Teynor Theimer Thomer Thomure Tiemeier Tiemeyer Tienhaara Tigner Tignor Timbro Timmer Tinaro Tiner Tingher Tinner Togneri Tomar Tomer Tommer Tonary Toner Toneri Tonery Tonner Tonry Toomer Towner Townrow Tumber Tumer Tunmore Twiner Tyner Tynewear
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