Researching Denis Vaughan
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10217 people with the Vaughan surname? In that year Vaughan was ranked number 404 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Denis means "Form of DENNIS - of Dionysius" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Denis Vaughan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Denis Vaughan and the Vaughan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vaughan 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 Vaughan family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 16215 people with the Vaughan surname in the UK? Vaughan is now ranked number 340 for popularity in the UK. |
Vaughan Family Tree Databases
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Vaughan 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.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Vaughan surname in the USA? Vaughan is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Vaughan Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Denis Vaughan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Denis Vaughan
Denis Vaughan
Denis Edward Vaughan (Melbourne, 6 June 1926 – London, 7 July 2017) was an Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalist. In 1950, he joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and by 1966 had settled in Rome. He was a campaigner for wider access to arts and culture for young people, promoting the health benefits of music, the arts, and sport. He returned to the United Kingdom and from 1987 he became more widely known as the driving force behind the creation of that country's National Lottery. He was president of CAARE (Council for the Advancement of Arts, Recreation & Education), the charity he founded in 1996.
Source: Denis Vaughan, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Vaughan
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.
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