Researching Roger Jansson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Jansson surname? In that year Jansson was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Jansson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roger Jansson and the Jansson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jansson 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 Jansson family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Roger Jansson at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Roger Jansson using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Roger Jansson.
Research the Jansson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Jansson Military records.
Jansson Family Tree Databases
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Find Roger Jansson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Jansson 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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Miscellaneous Jansson Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Roger Jansson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roger Jansson
Roger Jansson
Roger Jansson (born 9 August 1943 in Kimito) is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. He has studied in Åbo Akademi.
* Member of Ålands lagting (Åland parliament) 2007-* Åland Member of the Finnish parliament 2003-2007* Member of Ålands lagting (Åland parliament) 1979-2003* Minister of industry and trade 1999-2001* Lantråd (premier of the government of Åland) 1995-1999* Speaker of Ålands lagting 1994-1995* Second deputy speaker Ålands lagting (Åland parliament) 1983 and 1991–1993
Source: Roger Jansson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jansson
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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