Researching Queen Victoria
Explore the detail of Queen Victoria using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Victoria surname? In that year Victoria was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Queen Victoria on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Queen Victoria 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Victoria 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 Queen Victoria and the Victoria Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Victoria 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 Victoria family tree.
Search Parish Records for Queen Victoria at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Queen Victoria using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Queen Victoria records.
Look at MyHeritage for Queen Victoria information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Queen Victoria.
Research the Victoria surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Victoria Military records.
Victoria 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Queen Victoria.
Study MyTrees for information on the Victoria family and people looking to contact living Victoria relations.
Search One Great Family for Victoria records submitted by people who are already researching the Victoria Family Tree.
Find Queen Victoria from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Victoria 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 Victoria surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Victoria surname in the USA? Victoria is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Victoria Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Queen Victoria. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than any previous British monarch. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.
Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. Though a constitutional monarch, privately, Victoria attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.
Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840. Their children married into royal and noble families across the continent, earning Victoria the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe" and spreading haemophilia in European royalty. After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, British republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration. She died on the Isle of Wight in 1901. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Source: Queen Victoria, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Victoria
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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