Researching Bram Fischer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 232 people with the Fischer surname? In that year Fischer was ranked number 3347 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bram means "form of ABRAHAM - father of a multitude" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Bram Fischer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bram Fischer and the Fischer Family History
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Fischer Family History Databases
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Fischer Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Fischer surname in the USA? Fischer is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bram Fischer
Bram Fischer
Abraham Louis Fischer (23 April 1908 – 8 May 1975) was a South African Communist lawyer of Afrikaner descent, notable for anti-apartheid activism and for the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela, at the Rivonia Trial. Following the trial he was himself put on trial accused of furthering communism. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and diagnosed with cancer while in prison. The South African Prisons Act was extended to include his brother's house in Bloemfontein where he died two months later.
Source: Bram Fischer, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Fischer
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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