Records of Robert Vance on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Vance 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.

A Moment of your Time Please...

In order to try and help fund this website, I've tried producing some music. Click the banner below to listen to my latest album on your favourite streaming service. If you like it, please consider adding your favourite songs to a playlist!

Play music by Gracie James
Country Collection
Globe Ancestry.com Global records search results for Robert Vance.
USA Ancestry.com US records search results for Robert Vance.
UK Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Robert Vance.
Canada Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Robert Vance.
Australia Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Robert Vance.

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 Vance ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

Unlock your DNAHave you reached a brick wall in your Vance Tree?

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Vance and the Vance Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vance 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 Vance family tree.

Investigate Parish Records for Robert Vance at Find My Past.

Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Vance using the FreeBMD database.

Study Genealogy BankGenealogy Bank for Robert Vance records.

Investigate MyHeritage for Robert Vance information.

Investigate the LDS Database for records about Robert Vance.

Research the Vance surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Vance Military records.

ukDid you know that there are currently 1531 people with the Vance surname in the UK? Vance is now ranked number 2663 for popularity in the UK.

Vance 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.

Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Vance.

Study MyTrees for information on the Vance family and people looking to contact living Vance relations.

Check out One Great Family for Vance records submitted by people who are already researching the Vance Family Tree.

Find Robert Vance from Ireland on findmypast.ie

Vance 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 Vance surname using Genealogy.com forums .

ukDid you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Vance surname in the USA? Vance is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA.

Miscellaneous Vance Databases

Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Vance. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.

Comments

Looking for information on a Robert Vance in your family tree? Why not post a question here -

Some Famous People called Robert Vance

Robert Brank Vance

Robert Brank Vance (1793 – November 6, 1827) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina

He was born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, North Carolina, in 1793; attended the common schools and Newton Academy, Asheville, N.C.; studied medicine at the medical school of Dr. Charles Harris in Cabarrus County, North Carolina; commenced the practice of medicine in Asheville, N.C., in 1818; held several local offices; elected to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress and for election in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress; was mortally wounded by Hon. Samuel Price Carson, the successful candidate, who challenged him to a duel, fought at Saluda Gap, North Carolina, because of a derogatory remark made during the campaign of 1826, to the effect that the latter's father had turned Tory during the Revolutionary War; died the following day near Saluda Gap, N.C., 1827; friend of Carson's, famed frontiersman and congressman David Crockett of Tennessee was present for the duel. Interment in the family burial ground on Reems Creek, near Asheville, N.C. Uncle of Robert Brank Vance (1828–1899) and Zebulon Baird Vance.

Source: Robert Brank Vance, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Vance

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.

Vaines Van_eck Van_eijck Van_eyck Van_hecke Van_os Van_wyck Van_wyk Vanacci Vanase Vanasse Vanco Vanek Vanes Vaneschi Vanesse Vang Vango Vanhise Vanhoak Vanhoeck Vanhoek Vanhook Vanhoos Vanhoose Vanhouse Vanko Vannacci Vanness Vannozzii Vanns Vannucci Vannuchi Vanosky Vanous Vans Vansau Vanscoy Vanss Vanuch Vanwyk Vaughan-Hughes Veneiza Venes Veness Venske Venus Venz Viens Vignaux Vigness Vinas Vince Vinck Vines Ving Vinge Vinick Viniski Vinje Vink Vinke Vinkie Vinnes Vinnick Vinueza Vonck Vuagniaux