Researching Charles Viner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 973 people with the Viner surname? In that year Viner was ranked number 2616 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Viner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Viner and the Viner Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Viner 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 Viner family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1167 people with the Viner surname in the UK? Viner is now ranked number 2959 for popularity in the UK. |
Viner Family Tree Databases
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Viner Forums
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Miscellaneous Viner Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Viner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Viner
Charles Viner
Charles William Viner A.M., Ph.D., (1812 – 14 March 1906) was a British philatelist who was a founding member of the Philatelic Society, London, later to become the Royal Philatelic Society London, and who was present at the initial meeting of the society on 10 April 1869, and serving as its Secretary from 1871 to 1874. His obituary in The London Philatelist referred to him as the "Father of Philately" and elsewhere he was described as the vieille garde (old guard) of philately having been actively collecting and writing about stamps since 1860. In 1921 he was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists as one of the founding Fathers of philately.
Source: Charles Viner, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Viner
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Vanier Vannar Vanner Vannier Veneur Venmore Venner Venneur Venor Venour Vigneri Vignery Vomer Vyner
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