Researching Geoffrey Peto
Dig into the past of Geoffrey Peto using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 260 people with the Peto surname? In that year Peto was ranked number 3319 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Geoffrey means "heavenly place" and is of English origin.
Records of Geoffrey Peto on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Geoffrey Peto 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Peto ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Geoffrey Peto and the Peto Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peto 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 Peto family tree.
Study Parish Records for Geoffrey Peto at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Geoffrey Peto using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Geoffrey Peto.
Research the Peto surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Peto Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 405 people with the Peto surname in the UK? Peto is now ranked number 3659 for popularity in the UK. |
Peto Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Geoffrey Peto.
Study MyTrees for information on the Peto family and people looking to contact living Peto relations.
Study One Great Family for Peto records submitted by people who are already researching the Peto Family Tree.
Find Geoffrey Peto from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Peto 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.
Research the Peto surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Peto Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Geoffrey Peto. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Geoffrey Peto
Geoffrey Peto
Geoffrey Kelsall Peto (8 September 1878 – 8 January 1956) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP). In business, he became a director of the industrial firm Morgan Crucible Company.
At the 1923 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in the Louth constituency in Lincolnshire. The following year, in the 1924 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament for Frome in Somerset, but lost the seat in the general election of 1929.
Peto was returned to the House of Commons at the 1931 general election for the Bilston constituency in Wolverhampton and retired from Parliament at the 1935 election. During this period, he acted as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Walter Runciman, the President of the Board of Trade.
In 1938, Peto served as a member of the Runciman Mission to Czechoslovakia.
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