Researching Richard Vale
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2139 people with the Vale surname? In that year Vale was ranked number 1755 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Vale on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Vale and the Vale Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2722 people with the Vale surname in the UK? Vale is now ranked number 1947 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Vale surname in the USA? Vale is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Vale
Richard Vale
Richard Taylor Vale (30 August 1836 – 18 June 1916) was an Australian bookseller and politician.
Born in London to John Vale and Elizabeth Taylor, he attended Cowper Street School before working as a wholesale stationer. In March 1853 he arrived in Victoria and briefly mined for gold at Castlemaine before opening a bookshop. He moved his business to Beechworth in 1854 or 1855. He returned to England in 1860–62 before establishing a bookshop at Smythesdale, finally settling in Ballarat in 1869. In 1865 he married Gertrude Campbell at Scarsdale, with whom he had seven children. In 1886, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Ballarat West, serving until 1889 and again from 1892 to 1902. From 1894 to 1896 he was a minister without portfolio. Vale died in 1916 at Ballarat.
Vale for a while owned the historic property Eyres House, Soldiers Hill, Ballarat.
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