Researching Leila Lima
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15 people with the Lima surname? In that year Lima was ranked number 3564 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Leila means "Night" and is of Arabic origin.
Records of Leila Lima on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leila Lima and the Lima Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lima 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 Lima family tree.
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Lima Family History Databases
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Lima Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Lima surname in the USA? Lima is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lima Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Leila Lima. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leila Lima
Leila de Lima
Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipina politician, lawyer, human rights activist, and law professor serving as a Senator since 2016. She was the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights from 2008 to 2010, before serving in President Benigno Aquino III's Cabinet as the Secretary of Justice from 2010 to 2015.
Known as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, she was arrested in 2017 for her link on the drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison during her term as the Justice secretary. Later that year, she was awarded the Prize for Freedom.
Source: Leila de Lima, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lima
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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