Researching Pete Power
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4010 people with the Power surname? In that year Power was ranked number 1066 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Pete means "Form of PETER. A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Pete Power on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Pete Power 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 Power 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 Pete Power and the Power Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Power 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 Power family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Pete Power at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Pete Power using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Pete Power.
Research the Power surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Power Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 10712 people with the Power surname in the UK? Power is now ranked number 535 for popularity in the UK. |
Power Family History 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 Pete Power.
Study MyTrees for information on the Power family and people looking to contact living Power relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Power records submitted by people who are already researching the Power Family Tree.
Find Pete Power from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Power 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 Power surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Power surname in the USA? Power is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Power Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Pete Power. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Pete Power
Pete Power
Pete Power (1969 - 2018) was the CEO of Angkor Mikroheranhvatho (Kampuchea) Co. (AMK), the largest microfinance institution in Cambodia in terms of borrower numbers. AMK currently provides credit to about 300,000 customers or 10% of the households in Cambodia. Power successfully led AMK and its 1,000 staff through the global economic downturn and subsequently embarked on a strategic transformation process to change AMK from a rural credit-only organization to a provider of a broad range of financial services, including savings, credit, money transfers, mobile banking, and various other innovative financial services.
Source: Pete Power, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Power
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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