Researching Mark Gerard
Investigate the background of Mark Gerard using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 511 people with the Gerard surname? In that year Gerard was ranked number 3068 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Gerard on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark Gerard in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Mark Gerard. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Mark Gerard. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Mark Gerard. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Mark Gerard. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Mark Gerard. |
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 Gerard ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Gerard Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mark Gerard and the Gerard Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gerard 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 Gerard family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Mark Gerard at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Gerard using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Mark Gerard records.
Explore MyHeritage for Mark Gerard information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Mark Gerard.
Research the Gerard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Gerard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 563 people with the Gerard surname in the UK? Gerard is now ranked number 3509 for popularity in the UK. |
Gerard 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mark Gerard.
Study MyTrees for information on the Gerard family and people looking to contact living Gerard relations.
Check out One Great Family for Gerard records submitted by people who are already researching the Gerard Family Tree.
Find Mark Gerard from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Gerard 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 Gerard surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Gerard surname in the USA? Gerard is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Gerard Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Gerard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Gerard
Mark Gerard
Mark Gerard (6 October 1934 – 21 June 2011) was an American equine veterinarian. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Cornell University.
As a student, he worked as an exercise rider for, among others, Hall of Fame trainer James E. Fitzsimmons.
Gerard started practice as a veterinarian for racehorses, some highly successful ones, such as Canonero II, who won the Kentucky Derby; he also cared for Triple Crown winner Secretariat. In 1977, he masterminded a highly publicized scandal involving horse switching. He had imported two horses from Uruguay, a champion named Cinzano, and the much cheaper Lebon. After Lebon had under-performed in his earlier races, Gerard ran Cinzano in its name. Cinzano subsequently won, as a 57-1 outsider, at New York's Belmont Park, and Gerard collected a $77,920 winning on a bet.
Later, a Uruguayan journalist recognized the horse as Cinzano from a newspaper photo, and an investigation was started. The story was broken in the States on October 21, 1977 by News Worlds racing editor, Daniel Keating in New York. When John Piesen of the New York Post told Keating that he had broken a story on October 23rd, Keating told him he broke it two days ago. Keating also asked Rupert Murdoch to cease claiming the Post had broken the story. Nothing happened. In September 1978, Gerard, represented by attorney F. Lee Bailey, testified that Lebon had "died in an accident at Gerard's New York farm the day he and Cinzano arrived from Uruguay", and his wife testified that she had switched horses without his knowledge. Gerard was convicted of fraud, then fined $1,000 and sentenced to one year in prison, which was shortened on appeal by four months, otherwise retaining his ill-gotten gains.
Source: Mark Gerard, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Gerard
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.
Garard Garrard Gearhardt Gearhart Gearheart Geeraert Gerardeaux Gerardet Gerardi Gerardin Gerardo Gerardot Gerhard Gerhardstein Gerhardt Gerhardy Gerhart Gerhartz Gerrard Gierardi Gierhard Gierhart Girard Girardeau Girardengo Girardet Girardetti Girardey Girardez Girardi Girardier Girardin Girardini Girardo Girardoni Girardot Girardy Girhard Giriardelli Girouard Girrard Gorhardt Groarty Guerard Guirard Guirardin
Comments
Looking for information on a Mark Gerard in your family tree? Why not post a question here -