Researching Petra Maes
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19 people with the Maes surname? In that year Maes was ranked number 3560 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Petra means "stone" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Petra Maes on Ancestry
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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 Maes 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 Petra Maes and the Maes Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Maes 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 Maes family tree.
Study Parish Records for Petra Maes at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Petra Maes using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Petra Maes.
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Maes Family Tree 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Petra Maes.
Study MyTrees for information on the Maes family and people looking to contact living Maes relations.
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Find Petra Maes from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Maes 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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Miscellaneous Maes Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Petra Maes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Petra Maes
Petra Jimenez Maes
Petra Jimenez Maes (born October 5, 1947) is a former chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. She was appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 1998, and was the first female Hispanic person to serve on the high court. She was elected Chief Justice for the court twice, once in 2003 and again in 2012.
Petra Jimenez Maes grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her grandparents came from Mexico, and Maes spoke Spanish as a young child. Maes received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Mexico and a Juris Doctor from University of New Mexico School of Law. Maes was a state district judge in Santa Fe for 17 years before joining the state Supreme Court. She retired from active service on December 31, 2018.
Source: Petra Jimenez Maes, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Maes
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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