Researching Violet Webb
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 40594 people with the Webb surname? In that year Webb was ranked number 71 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Violet means "Violet flower" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Violet Webb on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Violet Webb and the Webb Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Webb 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 Webb family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Violet Webb at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Violet Webb using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Violet Webb.
Research the Webb surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Webb Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 50741 people with the Webb surname in the UK? Webb is now ranked number 79 for popularity in the UK. |
Webb Family Tree Databases
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Webb Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 218754 people with the Webb surname in the USA? Webb is ranked number 86 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Webb Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Violet Webb. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Violet Webb
Violet Webb
Violet Blanche Webb (later Simpson, 3 February 1915 – 27 May 1999) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Willesden and died in Northwood, London. She was the mother of Janet Simpson.
In 1932, she travelled to Los Angeles as one of five women entered by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics as Britain's first female Olympians in athletics events. She finished fifth in the 80 metre hurdles event. She also featured in the 4x100 metre relay, where she replaced the injured Ethel Johnson, and won the bronze medal with her teammates, Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter and Nellie Halstead.
Four years later at the Berlin Olympics, she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 80 metre hurdles competition. Her daughter, Janet Simpson, won the same medal in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Webb competed in the 1934 Empire Games, held in London, England, winning the bronze medal in the long jump. In the 80 metre hurdles, she was eliminated in the heats. She also competed at the Women's World Games of 1934, winning a bronze medal at 80 metre hurdles.
She married Charles H. Simpson in 1937.
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