Researching Robert Napper
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 923 people with the Napper surname? In that year Napper was ranked number 2663 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Napper on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Napper and the Napper Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Napper 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 Napper family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1036 people with the Napper surname in the UK? Napper is now ranked number 3071 for popularity in the UK. |
Napper Family Tree Databases
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Napper Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Napper surname in the USA? Napper is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Napper. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Napper
Robert Napper
Robert Clive Napper (born 25 February 1966) is a British convicted murderer and rapist. He has been convicted of two murders, one manslaughter, two rapes and two attempted rapes. He was sentenced to indefinite detention at Broadmoor Hospital on 18 December 2008 for the manslaughter of Rachel Nickell on 15 July 1992. He was previously convicted of the 1993 double murder of Samantha Bisset and her daughter Jazmine.
Napper has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as well as Asperger's syndrome.
Source: Robert Napper, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Napper
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