Researching Juan Torres
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Torres surname? In that year Torres was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Juan means "form of JOHN - God has given" and is of Spanish origin.
Records of Juan Torres on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Juan Torres 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 Juan Torres and the Torres Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Torres 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 Torres family tree.
Search Parish Records for Juan Torres at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Juan Torres using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Juan Torres.
Research the Torres surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Torres Military records.
Torres Family History 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.
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Find Juan Torres from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Torres Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 328131 people with the Torres surname in the USA? Torres is ranked number 57 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Torres Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Juan Torres. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Juan Torres
Juan Rivero Torres
Juan Ramón Rivero Torres (January 17, 1897 – June 29, 1951), was a Bolivian engineer and businessman responsible for the development of several cross-border infrastructure projects that improved regional integration in South America during the first half of the 20th century. The completion of the railroad connecting Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Corumbá, Brazil effectively linked South America's Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
In 1941, President Getúlio Vargas awarded him with the Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, the highest award bestowed by the Brazilian government to a foreigner, for his services in the development of regional transport infrastructure.
Source: Juan Rivero Torres, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Torres
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