Researching Stephen Jenks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1022 people with the Jenks surname? In that year Jenks was ranked number 2571 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Jenks on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stephen Jenks and the Jenks Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jenks 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 Jenks family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1167 people with the Jenks surname in the UK? Jenks is now ranked number 2959 for popularity in the UK. |
Jenks Family Tree Databases
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Jenks 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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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Jenks surname in the USA? Jenks is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Jenks Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Stephen Jenks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Stephen Jenks
Stephen Jenks
Stephen Jenks (March 17, 1772 – June 3, 1856) was an Yankee tunesmith, teacher, and tunebook compiler. He was born in Glocester, Rhode Island and raised in Ellington, Connecticut. During his life he moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut, Pound Ridge, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island, finally settling in Thompson, Ohio in 1829. Between 1799 and 1810 he authored and coauthored more than ten printed collections of sacred and secular music; after moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments.
Source: Stephen Jenks, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Jenks
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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