1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!

On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.

Blue records on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Blue 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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Historical References

"BLUE. An Argyllshire surname formerly current in Arran, and a common surname on tombstones in and around Knapdale. From its frequency on the Knapdale tombstones it has been suggested that the original Conn may have been a Macmillan. It is a translation of MAC Gint.i.KciiiTiiiM, q.v. A writer in the Celtic monthly (xxrn, p. 207) erroneously suggests that the Blues of Colonsay, Cigha, and Campbeltown are probably descended from the Buies (a quite different name), one of the oldest family names of Jura. Donald Bleu in Torranbeg, 1755 (PoltaUoch Writs, p. 188). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Blue Genealogy

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

Search Blue Parish Records at Find My Past.

Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Blue family name using the FreeBMD database.

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Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Blue family.

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

ukDid you know that there are currently 483 people with the Blue surname in the UK? Blue is now ranked number 3585 for popularity in the UK.

Blue Family Tree Databases

Look at WikiTree for user contributed Blue family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Blue data can be verified or corrected by other users.

Investigate MyTrees for information on the Blue family and people looking to contact living Blue relations.

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ukDid you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Blue surname in the USA? Blue is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA.

Miscellaneous Blue Databases

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

Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Blue surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.