Researching Peter Lacy
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The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Lacy on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Peter Lacy 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Lacy and the Lacy Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lacy 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 Lacy family tree.
Search Parish Records for Peter Lacy at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Lacy using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1214 people with the Lacy surname in the UK? Lacy is now ranked number 2920 for popularity in the UK. |
Lacy Family Tree Databases
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Find Peter Lacy from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lacy Forums
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Miscellaneous Lacy Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Lacy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Lacy
Peter Lacy
Peter Graf von Lacy (, tr. ; ; 26 September 1678 – 30 April 1751) was an Irish born soldier who later served in the Imperial Russian army.
Considered one of the most successful Russian Imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov, in a military career that spanned half a century he claimed to have participated in 31 campaigns, 18 battles, and 18 sieges. He died on his private estate in Riga, where he served as governor for many years.
One of his sons was Count Franz Moritz von Lacy, who went on to serve in the Imperial Habsburg Army, while his nephew George Browne (1698-1792) was also a general in the Russian army.
Source: Peter Lacy, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lacy
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