Researching Gloria Lim
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26 people with the Lim surname? In that year Lim was ranked number 3553 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Gloria means "glory" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Gloria Lim on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Gloria Lim in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Lim 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 Gloria Lim and the Lim Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lim 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 Lim family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Gloria Lim at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Gloria Lim using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Gloria Lim.
Research the Lim surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lim Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1446 people with the Lim surname in the UK? Lim is now ranked number 2729 for popularity in the UK. |
Lim Family History 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Gloria Lim.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lim family and people looking to contact living Lim relations.
Explore One Great Family for Lim records submitted by people who are already researching the Lim Family Tree.
Find Gloria Lim from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lim 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 Lim surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Lim surname in the USA? Lim is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lim Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Gloria Lim. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gloria Lim
Gloria Lim
Gloria Lim BBM (born 1930) is a retired Singaporean mycologist whose research focused on tropical fungi and who built up a fungal repository of regional samples. Lim was twice appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore), the first woman to hold that position. After her retirement, she became the first Director of Singapore's National Institute of Education and helped it launch a university degree program. She served on the Public Service Commission as its first woman commissioner for 14 years, and then served as general manager of the Community Mediation Unit for 8 years. She has received numerous honours and awards for her contributions to science and to improving education in Singapore.
Source: Gloria Lim, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lim
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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