Researching Philip Vian
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 104 people with the Vian surname? In that year Vian was ranked number 3475 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Vian on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Philip Vian and the Vian Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vian 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 Vian family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 133 people with the Vian surname in the UK? Vian is now ranked number 3917 for popularity in the UK. |
Vian Genealogy Databases
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Philip Vian. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Philip Vian
Philip Vian
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian & Two Bars (15 July 1894 – 27 May 1968) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars.
Vian specialised in naval gunnery from the end of World War I, and subsequently received several appointments as gunnery officer. In the early 1930s, he was given command of a destroyer,, and, later, various destroyer flotillas. During this phase of his career, in early 1940, he commanded a force that forcibly released captured British merchant sailors from the German supply ship Altmark in Jøssingfjord in then-neutral Norway and, later, his flotilla took an active role in the final action of the German battleship Bismarck.
Much of Vian's World War II service was in the Mediterranean, where he commanded a cruiser squadron, defended several critical convoys and led naval support at the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy. His wartime service was completed in command of the air component of the British Pacific Fleet, with successful actions against the Japanese in Sumatra and the western Pacific. Post-war, Vian served in the United Kingdom, as a Fifth Sea Lord and as Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. He retired in 1952 with the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, took up commercial directorships and died at home, in 1968.
Source: Philip Vian, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Vian
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