Researching Vera Lynn
Explore the detail of Vera Lynn using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2614 people with the Lynn surname? In that year Lynn was ranked number 1505 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Vera means "TRUE" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Vera Lynn on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Vera Lynn 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Lynn 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 Vera Lynn and the Lynn Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lynn 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 Lynn family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Vera Lynn at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Vera Lynn using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Vera Lynn records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Vera Lynn information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Vera Lynn.
Research the Lynn surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lynn Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5710 people with the Lynn surname in the UK? Lynn is now ranked number 1045 for popularity in the UK. |
Lynn 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Vera Lynn.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lynn family and people looking to contact living Lynn relations.
Explore One Great Family for Lynn records submitted by people who are already researching the Lynn Family Tree.
Find Vera Lynn from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lynn 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 Lynn surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Lynn surname in the USA? Lynn is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lynn Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Vera Lynn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Margaret Lynn ( 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She is honorifically known as the "Forces' Sweetheart", having given outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). The songs most associated with her include "We'll Meet Again", "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".
She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States, and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" and her UK number-one single "My Son, My Son". Her last single, "I Love This Land", was released to mark the end of the Falklands War. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart with the compilation album We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn. In 2014, she released the collection Vera Lynn: National Treasure and in 2017, she released Vera Lynn 100, a compilation album of hits to commemorate her centenary—it was a No. 3 hit, making her the first centenarian performer to have a Top 10 album in the charts. By the time of her death in 2020 she had been active in the music industry for 96 years.
Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century.
Source: Vera Lynn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lynn
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