Researching Peter Moir
Research the background of Peter Moir using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4119 people with the Moir surname? In that year Moir was ranked number 1039 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Moir on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Peter Moir 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Moir 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 Moir and the Moir Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Moir 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 Moir family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Peter Moir at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Moir using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Peter Moir.
Research the Moir surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Moir Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4336 people with the Moir surname in the UK? Moir is now ranked number 1351 for popularity in the UK. |
Moir Family Tree Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Peter Moir.
Study MyTrees for information on the Moir family and people looking to contact living Moir relations.
Look at One Great Family for Moir records submitted by people who are already researching the Moir Family Tree.
Find Peter Moir from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Moir 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.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Moir surname in the USA? Moir is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Moir Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Moir. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Moir
Peter Moir
Peter Moir (1882-1921) was an Australian rugby footballer of the early 1900s who was a key figure in the foundation of rugby league in Australia. He was one of Australia's first national representative players appearing in the inaugural professional series against New Zealand in 1907 and making the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. In 1907 he played for New South Wales in the very first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union.
Source: Peter Moir, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Moir
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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