Researching Peter Snell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5670 people with the Snell surname? In that year Snell was ranked number 750 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Snell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Snell and the Snell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Snell 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 Snell family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Peter Snell at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Snell using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Peter Snell.
Research the Snell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Snell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 6126 people with the Snell surname in the UK? Snell is now ranked number 974 for popularity in the UK. |
Snell Family History Databases
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Find Peter Snell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Snell Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Snell surname in the USA? Snell is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Snell Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Snell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Snell
Peter Snell
Sir Peter George Snell (17 December 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964.
Snell had a relatively short career as a world-famous international sportsman, 1960–1965, yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand's "Sports Champion of the (20th) Century" and was one of 24 inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall Of Fame named in 2012. A protégé of the New Zealand athletics coach Arthur Lydiard, Snell is known for the three Olympic and two Commonwealth Games gold medals he won, and the several world records he set.
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