Researching Val Cleaver
Dig into the past of Val Cleaver using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2539 people with the Cleaver surname? In that year Cleaver was ranked number 1540 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Val means "Power" and is of French origin.
Records of Val Cleaver on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Val Cleaver in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Cleaver 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 Val Cleaver and the Cleaver Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cleaver 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 Cleaver family tree.
Search Parish Records for Val Cleaver at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Val Cleaver using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Val Cleaver records.
Study MyHeritage for Val Cleaver information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Val Cleaver.
Research the Cleaver surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cleaver Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3391 people with the Cleaver surname in the UK? Cleaver is now ranked number 1656 for popularity in the UK. |
Cleaver Family History 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 Val Cleaver.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cleaver family and people looking to contact living Cleaver relations.
Explore One Great Family for Cleaver records submitted by people who are already researching the Cleaver Family Tree.
Find Val Cleaver from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cleaver 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 Cleaver surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Cleaver surname in the USA? Cleaver is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cleaver Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Val Cleaver. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Val Cleaver
Val Cleaver
Arthur Valentine Cleaver OBE FRAeS (14 February 1917 – 16 September 1977) was a distinguished British rocket engineer. He co-authored a paper which discussed the possibilities and problems of nuclear rocket engines in 1948. After the Second World War he developed de Havilland's Sprite and Spectre rocket engines. He moved to Rolls Royce in 1957 and in 1960 he became general manager and chief engineer of the Rolls Royce's rocket departments, where he was responsible for the engines which powered the Blue Streak missile and Black Arrow launch vehicle. While the ELDO vehicle was ultimately unsuccessful and abandoned, the Blue Streak vehicle and its engines worked perfectly on every launch, and Cleaver was awarded the OBE for his part in developing them.
Source: Val Cleaver, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cleaver
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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