Researching Helen Varcoe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 502 people with the Varcoe surname? In that year Varcoe was ranked number 3077 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Helen means "bright one" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Helen Varcoe on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Helen Varcoe 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Helen Varcoe and the Varcoe Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Varcoe 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 Varcoe family tree.
Study Parish Records for Helen Varcoe at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 279 people with the Varcoe surname in the UK? Varcoe is now ranked number 3780 for popularity in the UK. |
Varcoe Genealogy Databases
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Varcoe Forums
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Miscellaneous Varcoe Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Helen Varcoe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Helen Varcoe
Helen Varcoe
Helen Gradwell Varcoe (18 February 1907 – 7 May 1995), later known by her married name Helen Nicholls, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Varcoe won a bronze medal swimming the anchor leg for the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies and Edna Hughes. The British women finished third with a time of 4:52.4, behind the Americans (4:38.0) and Dutch (4:47.5), and ahead of the Canadians (5:05.7).
Varcoe was born in Croydon, London, and died in Truro, Cornwall.
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