Researching Adam Vella
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20 people with the Vella surname? In that year Vella was ranked number 3559 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Adam means "Red earth" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Adam Vella on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Adam Vella and the Vella Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vella 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 Vella family tree.
Study Parish Records for Adam Vella at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 890 people with the Vella surname in the UK? Vella is now ranked number 3204 for popularity in the UK. |
Vella Family Tree Databases
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Vella 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.
Research the Vella surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Vella surname in the USA? Vella is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Vella Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Adam Vella. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Adam Vella
Adam Vella (sport shooter)
Adam Joseph Vella (born 12 June 1971) is the National Shotgun Coach of the Australian Team. A former Australian olympic clay target shooting champion. Vella was born in Melbourne and is a Commonwealth Games four times gold medalist and an Olympic bronze medalist.
Adam Vella is the only shooter who has ever ranked #1 in the World at the same time in Trap and Double Trap.
Despite being the No 1 ranked shooter in the world in 2007, Adam missed on the selection to the 2008 Olympics. His international performances were not taken into consideration as per the AISL Olympic selection criteria and the position was won by Craig Henwood after beating Adam by 1 target.
Adam Vella represented Australia in 2016, his third Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816171036/http://www.shootingaustralia.org/news/2016/shooting-australias-final-two-athletes-nominated/.
Adam Vella retired from professional Shooting and since December 2016 he has been appointed by Shooting Australia as the National High Performance Shotgun Coach. "Adam's appointment comes after a competitive recruitment process and at an important time for the sport of shooting, as an Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medallist and former World Number One in two of the three shotgun disciplines Adam comes with an impeccable sporting pedigree. But most importantly he comes as the right person to lead our shotgun team. We need someone who knows the sport from the grass roots to the podium, someone who also has the strength of character to ensure that the sport of shooting challenges itself and delivers on its commitment to being better than it is today. Adam Vella is the unanimous choice of our selection panel" commented Shooting Australia CEO Damien Marangon. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104164730/http://www.shootingaustralia.org/media/media-releases/2016/adam-vella-confirmed-as-national-high-performance-shotgun-coach/
Adam Vella also conducts clay target shooting events through his business Oz Shooting https://www.ozshooting.com.au
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