Researching Robert Collet
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 230 people with the Collet surname? In that year Collet was ranked number 3349 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Collet on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Collet and the Collet Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Collet 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 Collet family tree.
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Collet Family History Databases
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Collet Forums
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Miscellaneous Collet Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Collet. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Collet
Robert Collet
Robert Collet (born 6 May 1948 in Chantilly, Oise) is a French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Robert Collet was one of the first European trainers to win a Breeders' Cup race when he won the 1986 edition of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack with Last Tycoon. In 1987, Collet achieved the extraordinary feat of winning three Group one races on three different continents with the same horse when Le Glorieux captured the Deutschland-Preis in Europe, the Washington, D.C. International in North America and the Japan Cup in Asia.
Robert Collet's son Rodolphe "Rod" Collet, is also a successful racehorse trainer.
Source: Robert Collet, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Collet
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