Researching Geoffrey Palmer
Investigate the background of Geoffrey Palmer using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 35300 people with the Palmer surname? In that year Palmer was ranked number 87 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Geoffrey means "heavenly place" and is of English origin.
Records of Geoffrey Palmer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Geoffrey Palmer 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 Geoffrey Palmer and the Palmer Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Palmer 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 Palmer family tree.
Study Parish Records for Geoffrey Palmer at Find My Past.
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Research the Palmer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Palmer Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 47848 people with the Palmer surname in the UK? Palmer is now ranked number 87 for popularity in the UK. |
Palmer Family Tree Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Geoffrey Palmer.
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Palmer Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 188371 people with the Palmer surname in the USA? Palmer is ranked number 95 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Palmer Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Geoffrey Palmer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer (politician)
Sir Geoffrey Winston Russell Palmer (born 21 April 1942) is a New Zealand lawyer, legal academic, and past politician, who was a member of Parliament from 1979 to 1990. He served as the 33rd prime minister of New Zealand for a little over a year, from August 1989 until September 1990, leading the Fourth Labour Government. As Minister of Justice from 1984 to 1989, Palmer was responsible for considerable reforms of the country's legal and constitutional framework, such as the creation of the Constitution Act 1986, New Zealand Bill of Rights, Imperial Laws Application Act, and the State Sector Act. He served as president of the New Zealand Law Commission, from 2005 to 2010.
Source: Geoffrey Palmer (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Palmer
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.
Pallonari Palmar Palmaroli Palmerino Palmero Palmers Palmerton Palmertree Palmieri Palmore Palmour Palomares Pilmer Pilmoor Pilmore Planer Planner Plimmer Plomer Pluemer Pluimers Plumber Plumbridge Plumer Plumeri Plumier Plummer Plumridege Plumridge Plymire Pollner Polmyer Polynard
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