Researching Peter Bearman
Dig into the past of Peter Bearman using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 592 people with the Bearman surname? In that year Bearman was ranked number 2987 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Bearman on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Peter Bearman in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Bearman 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 Peter Bearman and the Bearman Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Bearman 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 Bearman family tree.
Study Parish Records for Peter Bearman at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Bearman using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Peter Bearman records.
Search MyHeritage for Peter Bearman information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Peter Bearman.
Research the Bearman surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Bearman Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 802 people with the Bearman surname in the UK? Bearman is now ranked number 3288 for popularity in the UK. |
Bearman 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Peter Bearman.
Study MyTrees for information on the Bearman family and people looking to contact living Bearman relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Bearman records submitted by people who are already researching the Bearman Family Tree.
Find Peter Bearman from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Bearman 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 Bearman surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Bearman Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Bearman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Bearman
Peter Bearman
Peter Shawn Bearman (born 1956) is an American sociologist, notable for his contributions to the fields of adolescent health, research design, structural analysis, textual analysis, oral history and social networks. He is the Jonathan R. Cole Professor of Social Science in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University, the President of the American Assembly at Columbia University, as well as the director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE). He is also the founding director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, and co-founding director of Columbia's Oral History Master of Arts Program, the first oral history masters program in the country. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008, a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, a Guggenheim Fellow in 2016, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.
Source: Peter Bearman, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Bearman
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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