Researching Norm Phelps
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2974 people with the Phelps surname? In that year Phelps was ranked number 1355 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Norm means "Form of NORMAN. Norseman or Rule" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Norm Phelps on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Norm Phelps and the Phelps Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Phelps 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 Phelps family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4398 people with the Phelps surname in the UK? Phelps is now ranked number 1333 for popularity in the UK. |
Phelps Family Tree Databases
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Phelps Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Phelps surname in the USA? Phelps is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Phelps Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Norm Phelps. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Norm Phelps
Norm Phelps
Norm Phelps (born Norman Nelson Phelps, III; May 16, 1939 – December 31, 2014) was an American animal rights activist, vegetarian and writer. He was a founding member of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV), and a former outreach director of the Fund for Animals. He authored four books on animal rights: The Dominion of Love: Animal Rights According to the Bible (2002), The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights (2004), The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA (2007), and Changing the Game: Animal Liberation in the Twenty-first Century (2015).
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Other names that sound a bit like Phelps
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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