Researching Robert Gourd
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 116 people with the Gourd surname? In that year Gourd was ranked number 3463 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Gourd on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Gourd and the Gourd Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gourd 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 Gourd family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 109 people with the Gourd surname in the UK? Gourd is now ranked number 3940 for popularity in the UK. |
Gourd Family Tree Databases
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Gourd Forums
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Some Famous People called Robert Gourd
Robert Gourd
Robert Gourd (1933 – March 22, 2015) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a manufacturer and administrator by career.
Gourd was born in Amos, Quebec. He won the Argenteuil electoral district in the 1979 federal election and was re-elected there in the 1980 election. He was defeated in the 1984 election by Lise Bourgault of the Progressive Conservative party.
He served in various business capacities after his departure from national politics and was a Commissioner on the International Joint Commission which supports the International Boundary Waters Treaty between Canada and the United States. He died in Montreal on March 22, 2015.
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