Researching Geoffrey 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 Geoffrey means "heavenly place" and is of English origin.
Records of Geoffrey Archer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Geoffrey Archer and the Archer Family History
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Investigate Parish Records for Geoffrey Archer at Find My Past.
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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 Family History Databases
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Archer Forums
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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
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Some Famous People called Geoffrey Archer
Geoffrey Archer (colonial administrator)
Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer KCMG (4 July 1882 – 1 May 1964) was an English ornithologist, big game hunter and colonial official. He was Commissioner and then Governor of British Somaliland between 1913 and 1922, and was responsible for finally quelling the twenty-year-long Dervish resistance.
From 1922 to 1925, Archer was appointed Governor of Uganda. He later served as Governor-General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan between 1925 and 1926. In the Sudan, Archer paid a formal but friendly visit to Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, son of the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad, whose forces had killed General Gordon in 1885. Abd al-Rahman was leader of the neo-Mahdists in Sudan. Archer was eventually forced to resign due to the resultant flap, and spent the remainder of his career organising salt works in India.
Source: Geoffrey Archer (colonial administrator), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Archer
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