Researching Tom Jans
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13 people with the Jans surname? In that year Jans was ranked number 3566 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Jans on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Jans and the Jans Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jans 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 Jans family tree.
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Jans Family Tree Databases
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Jans Forums
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Some Famous People called Tom Jans
Tom Jans
Tom Jans (February 9, 1948 – March 25, 1984) was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Jose, California. He is perhaps best known for his song "Loving Arms" (also known as "Lovin' Arms"), which was recorded initially by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, and later by artists including Dobie Gray, Elvis Presley, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Cole, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark, Jon English, Livingston Taylor, Etta James, Millie Jackson, Jody Miller, The Beautiful South, Irma Thomas and The Cats.
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Other names that sound a bit like Jans
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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