Researching William Vines
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 998 people with the Vines surname? In that year Vines was ranked number 2594 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Vines on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Vines and the Vines Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vines 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 Vines family tree.
Look at Parish Records for William Vines at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Vines using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1152 people with the Vines surname in the UK? Vines is now ranked number 2971 for popularity in the UK. |
Vines Genealogy Databases
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Vines Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Vines surname in the USA? Vines is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Vines Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on William Vines. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Vines
William Asa Vines
William Asa "W.A." Vines was born on May 6, 1853, in Troy, Alabama to Chesley Daniel Vines and Elizabeth Matheny. He was orphaned as a boy and worked for two years in order to earn his passages to Texas by wagon train. Late, he hired himself out as a farmhand for more than 13 years before saving enough money to buy his own land. Vines married Martha Caroline Welch and had five children.
Vines and his family eventually moved to Plano. Later, Vines went on to be the director of Plano National Bank. His wife, Martha, died in 1911. Vines died in 1929 at the age of 76.
Vines High School, founded in 1976, in Plano, Texas rests on the former farmland of William Vines. His home was just west of the Vines High School.
Source: William Asa Vines, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Vines
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