Researching Charles Kimber
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2851 people with the Kimber surname? In that year Kimber was ranked number 1404 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Kimber on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Kimber and the Kimber Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kimber 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Kimber family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Charles Kimber at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Charles Kimber using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Charles Kimber.
Research the Kimber surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kimber Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3479 people with the Kimber surname in the UK? Kimber is now ranked number 1624 for popularity in the UK. |
Kimber Family Tree Databases
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Kimber Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kimber surname in the USA? Kimber is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kimber Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Kimber. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Kimber
Charles Kimber
Charles Kimber (15 January 1826 – 29 August 1913) was an orchardist, flour miller and politician in colonial South Australia.
Charles was born in Newbury, Berkshire, and arrived in South Australia on the John Woodhall on 5 January 1849. He began as a storekeeper in Burra, then on Yorke Peninsula, and also tried farming in the vicinity of Mintaro. He moved to the Clare district, planting currant vines, which became a sizeable industry. In 1864 he took over Frederick Hannaford's flour mill in Clare, where the Town Hall was later built. In 1877 he leased it to Alfred Palmer and moved to Kadina to run that mill, returning to Clare in 1881 to run the mill in partnership with his sons Henry and Richard. later largely destroyed by fire. and Riverton, later run by his son, Charles Kimber Jr.
He was at one time Chairman of the Clare District Council, Mayor of Clare, a member of the North Midland Road Board, a member of the Education Board of Advice, and a member of the Clare Licensing Bench.
He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Stanley, which he held from April 1887 to April 1890
He suffered a great deal of pain in his later years, and strangled himself with the string from his pyjamas to end the agony. The corner, J. Bentley, deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Source: Charles Kimber, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kimber
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