Researching Ben Maher
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1101 people with the Maher surname? In that year Maher was ranked number 2501 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ben means "Son" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ben Maher on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ben Maher and the Maher Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Maher 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 Maher family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6213 people with the Maher surname in the UK? Maher is now ranked number 962 for popularity in the UK. |
Maher Family History Databases
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Maher Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Ben Maher. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ben Maher
Ben Maher
Benjamin Richard Maher MBE (born 30 January 1983 in Enfield) is a British show jumper. He represented Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2009 European Championships in Windsor, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He won the team jumping gold at the London Olympics with Team GB, their first team jumping gold medal for 60 years, and an individual gold for Great Britain at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won bronze at the 2011 Europeans Championships in Madrid, Spain.He has won many international Grand Prix, including the Olympia Grand Prix, the King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead and an FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix at Wellington with various rides.
Maher was selected as part of the 2016 British Olympic Show Jumping Team with Tic Tac
Maher began riding at the age of eight. He was educated at Saffron Walden County High School, and after finishing school, he trained with Liz Edgar before travelling to Switzerland to further his education with Beat Mandli.
He had success as a young rider, winning Team Gold with the British Young Riders Team at the European Championships in 2004. He is now a regular member for the British team, and has been ranked as high as 5th on the Longines World Rankings.
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