Researching Peter Neve
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The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Neve on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Neve and the Neve Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neve 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 Neve family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1222 people with the Neve surname in the UK? Neve is now ranked number 2912 for popularity in the UK. |
Neve Genealogy Databases
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Neve Forums
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Peter Le Neve
Peter Le Neve (21 January 1661 – 24 September 1729) was an English herald and antiquary. He was appointed Rouge Dragon Pursuivant 17 January 1690 and created Norroy King at Arms on 25 May 1704. From 1707 to 1721 he was Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary, an officer of arms of the College of Arms. He was a Fellow and first President of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Among his library's holdings was a volume of fragments that found its way into the collection of Richard Rawlinson and thence to the Bodleian Library, Oxford, that contains the so-called "Rawlinson Excidium Troie", a unique testimony to a Latin account of the Trojan War that was used by many medieval writers.
Peter Le Neve was the son of Francis Neve, citizen and Draper of London, by Avice, daughter of Peter Wright. He was the brother of Oliver Le Neve.
Source: Peter Le Neve, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neve
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