Researching Frances Line
Dig into the past of Frances Line using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1422 people with the Line surname? In that year Line was ranked number 2231 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Frances means "from France" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frances Line on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Frances Line in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Line 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 Frances Line and the Line Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Line 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 Line family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Frances Line at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Frances Line using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Frances Line records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Frances Line information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Frances Line.
Research the Line surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Line Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1469 people with the Line surname in the UK? Line is now ranked number 2710 for popularity in the UK. |
Line Family Tree 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 Frances Line.
Study MyTrees for information on the Line family and people looking to contact living Line relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Line records submitted by people who are already researching the Line Family Tree.
Find Frances Line from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Line 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 Line surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Line surname in the USA? Line is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Line Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Frances Line. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frances Line
Frances Line
Frances Mary Line OBE (22 February 1940 – 13 October 2021), whose married name was Frances Lloyd, was a British broadcasting executive. From 1990 to 1996, she was Controller of BBC Radio 2, the first woman to hold the post and only the third to run a BBC Radio network after Clare Lawson Dick and Monica Sims, Controllers of Radio 4 from 1975–76 and 1978–83 respectively. Line had previously worked at the BBC as a clerk-typist, secretary, producer's assistant on BBC Television, and producer and then Head of Music on Radio 2.
Source: Frances Line, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Line
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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