Researching Tove Viken
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Records of Tove Viken on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tove Viken and the Viken Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Viken 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 Viken family tree.
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Viken Family Tree Databases
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Viken Forums
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Miscellaneous Viken Databases
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Some Famous People called Tove Viken
Tove Kari Viken
Tove Kari Viken (11 August 1942 – 2 December 2016) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Born Tove Kari Hanssen in Oppdal, she was raised on the train station at Kongsvoll, where her father was station master. She married Finn Viken from Oppdal and has two adult children.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. She served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1981–1985, 1985–1989 and 1997–2001.
Viken was a member of Oppdal municipal council from 1975 to 1983, and later served as deputy mayor in 1987–1989.
Source: Tove Kari Viken, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Viken
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