Researching George Kyte
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 509 people with the Kyte surname? In that year Kyte was ranked number 3070 for popularity in the UK. |

The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Kyte on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Kyte and the Kyte Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kyte 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 Kyte family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1215 people with the Kyte surname in the UK? Kyte is now ranked number 2919 for popularity in the UK. |
Kyte Family Tree Databases
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Kyte Forums
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Miscellaneous Kyte Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on George Kyte. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Kyte
George William Kyte
George William Kyte, (July 10, 1864 – November 6, 1940) was a Canadian politician from the province of Nova Scotia.
Born in St. Peters, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Elizabeth (Robertson), Kyte was educated in public schools in St. Peter's and St. Francis Xavier University. He taught school for four years and then studied law in the office of C. F. McIsaac, K.C., in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He was admitted to the Bar on November 16, 1891, and began practice of law in St. Peters in 1892. He was appointed Assistant Clerk, Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1892. He was reappointed in 1895, 1898, and 1902. In 1903 he was appointed Clerk. He was made a King's Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Duncan Cameron Fraser, in 1908.
He resigned in 1908 to contest the electoral district of Richmond in the 1908 federal election as a Liberal candidate and was elected. He was re-elected in the 1911 election. He was defeated in 1917 in the riding of Cape Breton South and Richmond. He was elected in the 1921 election and was defeated in the 1925 election for the electoral district of Richmond—West Cape Breton. He was Chief Government Whip from 1922 to 1925. Harry Raymond Fleming is his son in law.
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