Researching Roger Valley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 61 people with the Valley surname? In that year Valley was ranked number 3518 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Valley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roger Valley and the Valley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Valley 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 Valley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Roger Valley at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Roger Valley using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Roger Valley.
Research the Valley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Valley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 101 people with the Valley surname in the UK? Valley is now ranked number 3947 for popularity in the UK. |
Valley Family Tree Databases
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Valley Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Valley surname in the USA? Valley is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Roger Valley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roger Valley
Roger Valley
Roger Valley (born January 29, 1957 in Kenora, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2008, representing the riding of Kenora for the Liberal Party.
Valley worked as a commercial fisherman before entering federal politics. He also served as a city councillor and mayor of Dryden, and was the president of the local provincial Liberal Party riding association for almost ten years.
He was elected to parliament in the 2004 federal election, defeating NDP candidate Susan Barclay and Conservative Bill Brown in a close three-way race. The seat was left open after former Liberal cabinet minister Robert Nault announced his retirement from politics.
Valley initially won the Liberal nomination in a close contest against Charles Fox, a local aboriginal leader. Unlike the situation in some other Ontario ridings, the nomination battle did not result in lingering divisions for the local party organization; Fox endorsed Valley during the general election.
In the 2006 federal election Valley was re-elected in another close race against Brown and Barclay. He lost to Greg Rickford of the Conservative Party in 2008.
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