Rowet Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Rowet Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
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.
Rowet records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Rowet family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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Historical References
"ROWAT, ROWATT, ROWET. A West country surname. Reservation of a liferent was made to Katherine Rowat in Glasgow, 1554 ( (Protocols, i). John Rowett or Rowatt was member of Scots parliament for Glasgow, 1585 (Hanna, n, p. 511). Adam Rowat, maltman, was burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1606 (Burgesses). Robert Rowat is recorded in the toun of Stanehouse, 1623 (Lanark CR.), payment was made to Mr. Alexander Rowatt in Glasgow, 1631 (RUG., ra, p. 571), and Mr. James Rowat, minister at Kihnarnock, complained that he could not get the manse, 1689 (RFC., 3. ser. xrv, p. 389). Dr. Rowett founded the institution in Glasgow bearing his name. Harrison has Rowat, Rowatt, from French Rouat, a double diminutive of Rolf, Rodolf. Cf. MACHOWAT. The 9 shilling lands of Rowatstoune in Ayrshire are mentioned in 1668 (Retours, Ayr, 558). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Rowet Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rowet 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 Rowet family tree.
Search Rowet Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Rowet family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Rowet family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Rowet family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Rowet family.
Research the Rowet surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Rowet Military records.
Rowet Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Rowet family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Rowet data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Rowet family and people looking to contact living Rowet relations.
Look at GENi for Rowet family records.
Find your Irish Rowet relatives on findmypast.ie
Rowet Forums
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Miscellaneous Rowet Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Rowet 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 Rowet surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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