Researching Henry Kimber
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2851 people with the Kimber surname? In that year Kimber was ranked number 1404 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Kimber on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Kimber and the Kimber Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kimber 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 Kimber family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3479 people with the Kimber surname in the UK? Kimber is now ranked number 1624 for popularity in the UK. |
Kimber Family History Databases
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Kimber Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kimber surname in the USA? Kimber is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kimber Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Kimber. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Kimber
Henry Kimber
Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet (13 July 1834 – 18 December 1923) was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1913.right|thumb|Sir Henry KimberKimber was the son of Joseph Kimber of Canonbury. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1858 and was the founder of the legal firm of Kimber and Ellis. He was a Commissioner of SupremeCourts of all the Australian colonies and some of the states of the U.S.A. His business interests included being a director of the South Indian Railway and chairman of Natal Land and Colonization Co. He was a progressive Conservative and chairman of the Political Committee of City Carlton Club.
At the 1885 general election, Kimber was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wandsworth.He held the seat until his resignation in June 1913, by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.
Kimber had a son Lt. Charles Dixon Kimber who fought with the 48th Co. Imperial Yeomanry in The Anglo Boer War. He died near Coligny 17 July 1901, aged. 30
In 1904 he was created a Baronet, of Lansdowne Lodge in Wandsworth in the County of London.
Kimber lived at Lansdowne Lodge, West Hill, Putney Heath. He died in December 1923, aged 89.
Kimber married Mary Adelaide Dixon, daughter of General Charles Dixon, R.E., of Rectory Grove, Clapham, in September 1860.
Kimber is buried at Brookwood Cemetery, near Woking.
Source: Henry Kimber, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHenry Dixon Kimber
Sir Henry Dixon Kimber, 2nd Baronet (1862–1950) was one of the Kimber baronets. His father, Henry Kimber, was the first member of parliament for Wandsworth, being created a baronet in 1904 after representing the area for almost 30 years.
Kimber hoped to become Lord Mayor of London, but instead became Chief Commoner in which capacity he was responsible for the City of London's property holdings.
Kimber's son by his first marriage was killed in the First World War. His second son was Sir Charles Dixon Kimber, 3rd Baronet who inherited the title in 1950.
Source: Henry Dixon Kimber, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kimber
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