Researching Nancy Swann
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3268 people with the Swann surname? In that year Swann was ranked number 1264 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Nancy means "grace" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Nancy Swann on Ancestry
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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 Swann 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 Nancy Swann and the Swann Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swann 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Swann family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5558 people with the Swann surname in the UK? Swann is now ranked number 1067 for popularity in the UK. |
Swann Family History Databases
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Swann Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Nancy Swann. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nancy Swann
Nancy Lee Swann
Nancy Lee Swann (b. 9 Feb 1881 Tyler, Texas; d. 15 May 1966 El Paso, Texas) was an American Sinologist and curator of the Gest Memorial Chinese Library at Princeton University from 1931 until her retirement in 1948. Her best known scholarly publication were Pan Chao: Foremost Woman Scholar of China, published by the American Historical Association in 1932 and Food and Money in Ancient China, an annotated scholarly translation of the economic chapters of the Han Shu, published by Princeton University Press in 1950.
Swann was likely the first woman to receive a PhD in Chinese history in the United States.
Source: Nancy Lee Swann, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Swann
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