Researching Minna Planer
Dig into the past of Minna Planer using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Planer surname? In that year Planer was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Minna means "resolute, strong, love" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Minna Planer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Minna Planer 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.
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Planer 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 Minna Planer and the Planer Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Planer 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 Planer family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Minna Planer at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Minna Planer using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Minna Planer records.
Explore MyHeritage for Minna Planer information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Minna Planer.
Research the Planer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Planer Military records.
Planer 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Minna Planer.
Study MyTrees for information on the Planer family and people looking to contact living Planer relations.
Check out One Great Family for Planer records submitted by people who are already researching the Planer Family Tree.
Find Minna Planer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Planer 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 Planer surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Planer Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Minna Planer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Minna Planer
Minna Planer
Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer (5 September 1809 – 25 January 1866) was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart. At an early age, she had an illegitimate daughter with a Royal Saxon Army officer, whom she raised as her sister. After a stormy courtship, which involved infidelities on both sides, she married Richard Wagner in 1836.
In the early years Minna was the main wage earner in the household, having a successful career as a dramatic heroine who drew both applause for her abilities on stage and admirers for her beauty. She shared in many of the escapades of Wagner's life, including a perilous sea voyage to London, poverty in Paris, and following him around Europe after his involvement in the Dresden uprising of 1849, which led to his banishment from Germany.
After Wagner's affair with Mathilde Wesendonck in 1857, Minna mostly lived apart from him. In later years she developed a heart condition which ultimately claimed her life.
Source: Minna Planer, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Planer
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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