Records of Viggo Mortensen on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Viggo Mortensen in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. 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 Viggo Mortensen.
USA Ancestry.com US records search results for Viggo Mortensen.
UK Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Viggo Mortensen.
Canada Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Viggo Mortensen.
Australia Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Viggo Mortensen.

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 Mortensen 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 Mortensen Tree?

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Viggo Mortensen and the Mortensen Family History

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

Search Parish Records for Viggo Mortensen at Find My Past.

Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Viggo Mortensen using the FreeBMD database.

Check out Genealogy BankGenealogy Bank for Viggo Mortensen records.

Investigate MyHeritage for Viggo Mortensen information.

Look at the LDS Database for records about Viggo Mortensen.

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

Mortensen Genealogy 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 Viggo Mortensen.

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

Search One Great Family for Mortensen records submitted by people who are already researching the Mortensen Family Tree.

Find Viggo Mortensen from Ireland on findmypast.ie

Mortensen 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 Mortensen surname using Genealogy.com forums .

ukDid you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Mortensen surname in the USA? Mortensen is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA.

Miscellaneous Mortensen Databases

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

Comments

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

Some Famous People called Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. ( born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. Born in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he lived in Argentina during his childhood. He is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Mortensen made his film debut in a small role in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, which starred Harrison Ford and was set in Amish country. He appeared in several notable films, including The Indian Runner (1991), Carlito's Way (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Daylight (1996), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), Psycho (1998 remake), A Perfect Murder (1998), A Walk on the Moon (1999), and 28 Days (2000).

Mortensen received international attention in the early 2000s for his role as Aragorn in the epic fantasy adventure trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2005, Mortensen won critical acclaim for his acting in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence. Two years later, Mortensen earned acclaim in another Cronenberg film, Eastern Promises (2007); he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. A third teaming with Cronenberg in A Dangerous Method (2011) resulted in a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his portrayal of pioneer psychiatrist Sigmund Freud. Other well-received films include Appaloosa (2008) and Far from Men (2014). He gained additional Academy Award nominations for his leading roles in Captain Fantastic (2016) and Green Book (2018), the latter of which won for Best Picture.

Aside from acting, Mortensen has explored fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little-known artists and authors.

Source: Viggo Mortensen, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Mortensen

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.

Maertens Mardane Marden Mardon Marieton Maritime Maritimes Marteeney Marteeny Marten Martendale Martendele Marteney Martenies Martens Martense Martensen Marteny Marthen Marthienssen Marthinson Martiens Martiensen Martienssen Martignon Martignoni Martin Martina Martinache Martinat Martindale Martindayle Martindel Martindell Martindill Martine Martineau Martinec Martinek Martinelli Martinello Martinet Martinets Martinette Martinetti Martinetto Martinez Martinho Martini Martinie Martinkovic Martinmaas Martino Martinolich Martinolli Martinon Martinot Martinovic Martinovsky Martins Martinsen Martinson Martinucci Martinuzzi Martiny Martinyuk Marton Martone Martonfi Marttinen Martyn Martyndel Martyne Martynikhin Martynka Martynov Martyns Martyntsev Meardon Meerdink Mehrtens Meridan Meriden Meriton Merriden Merriton Merrydown Merten Mertens Mertin Merton Moorton Mordan Mordanti Mordaunt Morden Mordente Mordin Mordino Mordon Moreton Mortain Morten Mortenbeck Mortenson Morteyn Mortimer Mortimore Morton Mourton Muirden Murden Murdent Murrthum Murtimer Murtomaa Murton