The Valance Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Valance family.

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The Valance Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Valance
1841 Census 110
1851 Census 83
1861 Census 97
1871 Census 73
1891 Census 139

Most Frequent Forenames for the Valance Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Valance 10 5 7 3 6
WILLIAM Valance 8 5 7 5 5
JOHN Valance 9 3 7 5 4
ELIZABETH Valance 6 6 6 4 4
GEORGE Valance 4 5 4 2 8
SARAH Valance 3 7 5 4 2
ANN Valance 9 3 4 1 3
THOMAS Valance 7 3 4 5 1
JAMES Valance 6 4 3 3 2
JANE Valance 3 3 3 2 0
ALBERT Valance 0 0 0 0 1
ALICE Valance 0 1 1 1 1
AMELIA Valance 0 0 0 1 1
ANDREW Valance 1 0 1 0 2
ANNIE Valance 0 0 0 0 5
ANNIE LIZZIE Valance 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR Valance 0 0 0 0 2
BEATRICE Valance 0 0 0 0 1
BERDGET Valance 0 0 0 0 1
BERTIE Valance 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Valance

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Valance (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Valance family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


Non-parochial, foreign and maritime Births, Marriages and Deaths digit
The National Archives has signed a license with Genealogy Supplies Limited to scan the existing microform and place online 13 series records. The aim is to have some records online towards the end of this year.

 

Women allowed to enter the Medical Profession from 1876
In the 19th Century, a career as a physician was a highly respected following for a man. Yet it was considered outrageous for any woman to pursue a career in that profession.

 

Anatomy of the Census Page
Not every piece of information is obvious to the casual observer, so to make sure that you extract every useful piece of information from the census page.

 

Military Head Dress
Headwear is one of the defining items of military clothing. The colour signifies which part of the army a soldier belongs to, and the headwear carries the Corps or Regimental badge.