Researching Tamsin West
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Records of Tamsin West on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tamsin West and the West Genealogy
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Check out Parish Records for Tamsin West at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 37066 people with the West surname in the UK? West is now ranked number 121 for popularity in the UK. |
West Family History Databases
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West Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 243060 people with the West surname in the USA? West is ranked number 79 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous West Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Tamsin West. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tamsin West
Tamsin West
Tamsin West (born 7 March 1974) is an Australian child actress and singer. She made her film debut as Jennifer West in Jenny Kissed Me and played Jane Cannon in Frog Dreaming. She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Linda Twist, a role during the first series in the children's television show Round the Twist. West was the first actress of three to portray the role.
As well as appearing in children's television, West also appeared in Neighbours as Emma Gordon, between 1987 and 1988, and again in 1991, and guested on Blue Heelers. She was in the chorus for the 1992 Jesus Christ Superstar Australian arena production.
West performed the lead vocals on the Round the Twist theme song. This was used for all four series despite the fact that she only appeared as an actress in the first series.
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