Researching Tor Johansen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 70 people with the Johansen surname? In that year Johansen was ranked number 3509 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Tor Johansen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tor Johansen and the Johansen Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Johansen 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 Johansen family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 482 people with the Johansen surname in the UK? Johansen is now ranked number 3586 for popularity in the UK. |
Johansen Family Tree Databases
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Johansen Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Johansen surname in the USA? Johansen is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Tor Johansen
Tor Egil Johansen
Tor Egil "Toro" Johansen (born 8 August 1950) is a retired Norwegian footballer.
He was born in Oslo. A midfielder with 52 caps and 7 goals for his country, he was even the national team captain in 14 matches during the 1970s.
Johansen played 327 matches for Skeid, of which 166 came in the Norwegian Premier League. He won the cup title in 1974 before getting signed by Lillestrøm SK in 1976. Spending two seasons with LSK, he would lift the two league titles as well as the 1977 cup title. The next year he returned to Skeid, finishing his career there.
Source: Tor Egil Johansen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Johansen
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