Researching Pilar Luna
Dig into the past of Pilar Luna using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7 people with the Luna surname? In that year Luna was ranked number 3572 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Pilar means "A Basin" and is of Spanish origin.
Records of Pilar Luna on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Pilar Luna and the Luna Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Luna 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 Luna family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Pilar Luna at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Pilar Luna using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Pilar Luna.
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Luna Genealogy Databases
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Find Pilar Luna from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Luna Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Luna surname in the USA? Luna is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Luna Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Pilar Luna. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Pilar Luna
Pilar Luna
María del Pilar Luna Erreguerena (1944 – 15 March 2020) was a Mexican underwater archaeologist, pioneer in the field of archaeology, who founded the Division of Underwater Archaeology of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). She was awarded her undergraduate degree by the National School of Anthropology and History and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), from which she then obtained her master's degree in Anthropological Sciences.
After 1980 she was the head of the Underwater Archeology Area of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico. She was a member, among other associations, of the Consultative Council of Cultural Heritage Underwater of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as well as member emeritus of the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology Society for Historical Archaeology and International Grant Advisor for the National Geographic Society. She was the first Latin American woman and only the second underwater archaeologist to receive the J. C. Harrington Medal and is considered the pioneer of aquatic archaeology in Mexico.
Source: Pilar Luna, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Luna
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