Researching Peter Saville
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2720 people with the Saville surname? In that year Saville was ranked number 1453 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Saville on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Peter Saville 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 Saville 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 Saville and the Saville Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saville 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 Saville family tree.
Study Parish Records for Peter Saville at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Saville using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Peter Saville.
Research the Saville surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Saville Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3439 people with the Saville surname in the UK? Saville is now ranked number 1639 for popularity in the UK. |
Saville Genealogy 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Peter Saville.
Study MyTrees for information on the Saville family and people looking to contact living Saville relations.
Search One Great Family for Saville records submitted by people who are already researching the Saville Family Tree.
Find Peter Saville from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Saville 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 Saville surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Saville surname in the USA? Saville is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Saville Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Saville. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Saville
Peter Saville (psychologist)
Peter Francis Saville (born 26 October 1946 in the Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal and grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, North West London) is a British Chartered Occupational Psychologist specialising in psychometrics, personality and talent management.
He co-founded Saville and Holdsworth Ltd (SHL) in 1977. He was founder and chairman of the Saville Consulting Group from 2006 to 2015 when it was sold to Towers Watson (now Willis Towers Watson).
Saville is an instigator of psychometric testing in the modern workplace and holds an Academic Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development for Leadership and Research Innovation.
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