Researching Homer Lea
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5912 people with the Lea surname? In that year Lea was ranked number 721 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Homer means "Promise" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Homer Lea on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Homer Lea and the Lea Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lea 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 Lea family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6827 people with the Lea surname in the UK? Lea is now ranked number 880 for popularity in the UK. |
Lea Family History Databases
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Lea Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Lea surname in the USA? Lea is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lea Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Homer Lea. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Homer Lea
Homer Lea
Homer Lea (November 17, 1876 – November 1, 1912) was an American adventurer, author and geopolitical strategist. He is today best known for his involvement with Chinese reform and revolutionary movements in the early twentieth century and as a close advisor to Dr. Sun Yat-sen during the 1911 Chinese Republican revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, and for his writings about China, Germany, England, Japan, the Pacific and geopolitics. Homer Lea had no children, and neither did his two sisters. His closest relative and first cousin was Malcolm Lea and Malcolm's son, Ralph Lea. Malcolm Lea visited with Homer Lea in Los Angeles where Homer proudly gave him signed copies of his works. Malcolm and Ralph Lea returned to Los Angeles to visit with Homer's sisters, Ermal and Hersa through the 1930s and for Lea family reunions.
Source: Homer Lea, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lea
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