Researching Kerry Packer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3154 people with the Packer surname? In that year Packer was ranked number 1298 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Kerry Packer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Kerry Packer 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 Packer 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 Kerry Packer and the Packer Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Packer 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Packer family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Kerry Packer at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Kerry Packer using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Kerry Packer.
Research the Packer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Packer Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3167 people with the Packer surname in the UK? Packer is now ranked number 1746 for popularity in the UK. |
Packer Family Tree 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 Kerry Packer.
Study MyTrees for information on the Packer family and people looking to contact living Packer relations.
Search One Great Family for Packer records submitted by people who are already researching the Packer Family Tree.
Find Kerry Packer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Packer 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Packer surname in the USA? Packer is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Packer Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Kerry Packer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later merged to form Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL). Outside Australia, Packer was best known for founding World Series Cricket. At the time of his death, Packer was the richest and one of the most influential men in Australia. In 2004, Business Review Weekly magazine estimated Packer's net worth at .
Source: Kerry Packer, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Packer
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.
Pacer Pacher Pachor Paciora Pagoria Passaro Passauer Passchier Passer Peacher Peaker Pechar Pecheur Pecker Pecor Pecore Peguero Peiser Peizer Pekar Pesqueira Pessarra Petcher Peyzer Pezaro Pezer Picker Pischer Piser Pisor Pitcher Pizarro Pizer Poacher Podger Poizer Pojar Poker Pooser Poser Poucher Poyser Poyzer Pozar Pozer Pucker Pushor Pusser Pyser Pysher Pyzer
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