Researching Eric Virgin
Research the background of Eric Virgin using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 293 people with the Virgin surname? In that year Virgin was ranked number 3286 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eric means "ever-powerful" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Eric Virgin on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Eric Virgin in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Virgin ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eric Virgin and the Virgin Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Virgin 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 Virgin family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Eric Virgin at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Eric Virgin using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Eric Virgin.
Research the Virgin surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Virgin Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 308 people with the Virgin surname in the UK? Virgin is now ranked number 3752 for popularity in the UK. |
Virgin Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Eric Virgin.
Study MyTrees for information on the Virgin family and people looking to contact living Virgin relations.
Search One Great Family for Virgin records submitted by people who are already researching the Virgin Family Tree.
Find Eric Virgin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Virgin 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 3038 people with the Virgin surname in the USA? Virgin is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Virgin Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Eric Virgin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eric Virgin
Eric Virgin (officer)
Major General Eric Virgin (18 May 1876 – 12 May 1950) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Originally a Swedish Army officer, Virgin became commanding officer of the Svea Logistic Corps (T 1) in 1926 and was appointed Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops the year after. In 1931 he was appointed Chief of the Air Force for the newly established Swedish Air Force. Virgin left the position as major general in 1934 to become advisor to the Emperor of Abyssinia. He left Abyssinia two days before the outbreak of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in 1935 and back in Sweden he was placed in the Swedish Air Force reserve where he remained until 1947. Virgin died three years later.
Source: Eric Virgin (officer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Virgin
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.
Vargin Veerhusen Verchambre Veregan Vergine Vergon Verissimo Verson Vierkandt Vierkant Voersmann Vorsman Vorsmann Vracin Vriezema
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