Researching David Archer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12387 people with the Archer surname? In that year Archer was ranked number 329 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Archer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of David Archer in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Archer and the Archer Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Archer 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 Archer family tree.
Explore Parish Records for David Archer at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of David Archer using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about David Archer.
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| Did you know that there are currently 15501 people with the Archer surname in the UK? Archer is now ranked number 361 for popularity in the UK. |
Archer Genealogy Databases
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Archer Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Archer surname in the USA? Archer is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Archer Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on David Archer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Archer
David Archer (umpire)
David Myrton Archer (20 August 1931 – 24 October 1992) was a West Indian cricketer and umpire. He played first-class cricket for the Windward Islands but is most well known for standing in 28 Test matches between 1981 and 1992.
In his playing career Archer was a right hand batsman and slow left arm bowler who made three first-class appearances for the Windward Islands. The first came against the touring Australians of 1964/65, batting at number eleven he scored 11 not out and bowled 10 wicketless overs conceding 50 runs. He played a single match in both of the following two seasons without great success.
In February 1976 Archer umpired his maiden first-class game, a match between Barbados and Jamaica. Five years later he made the step up to international level when chosen to stand in an ODI between England and the West Indies. Later on during England's tour he stood in his first Test.
As well as umpiring in West Indian domestic cricket Archer also umpired ten matches in England during the 1982 season.
Archer was selected as the West Indian representative for the 1987 World Cup staged in Asia, he stood in five matches in the tournament which was first major trial of 'neutral' umpires. His final international umpiring appearance came in April 1992 when he stood in South Africa's first Test back after re-admission.
Archer died in hospital in Barbados following a short illness.
Source: David Archer (umpire), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDavid Archer (scientist)
David Edward Archer (born September 15, 1960) is a computational ocean chemist, and has been a professor at the Geophysical Sciences department at the University of Chicago since 1993. He has published research on the carbon cycle of the ocean and the sea floor. He has worked on the history of atmospheric concentration, the expectation of fossil fuel over geologic time scales in the future, and the impact of on future ice age cycles, ocean methane hydrate decomposition, and coral reefs. Archer is a contributor to the RealClimate blog.
Source: David Archer (scientist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Archer
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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