Aberdeen Family Tree research resources
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"Local: from the town of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire. Aber, the mouth of a stream, and Don, the name of the river on which the town is situated. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
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.
Aberdeen records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Aberdeen 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Historical References
"ABERDEEN, ABERDEIN. Of local origin from the burgh of the same name. John of Aberdene, merchant of Aberdeen, was robbed of wool at sea while on a voyage from Aberdeen to St. Omer in 1272 (Bain, n, 9), and in 1290 Michael de Abirden held land in Waldefgate in Berwick (Kelso, 44). Henry of Aberdeen was clerk to John, king of Scots (Robert ra) in 1295 (Bain, n, 714), John de Abirdene was vicar of Pencatland in 1399 (Soltre, p. 55), Helen Aberdein appears in Belhelvies in 1633 (SCM., ra, p. 109), and in 1693 there is entry of the marriage of Isobel Aberdeen in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). Alexander Aberdein was a merchant in Aberdeen in 1722 (NSCM., n, p. 112), and Jennie Welsh Aberdein wrote the Life of John Gait, Oxford, 1936 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Aberdeen Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen family tree.
Look at Aberdeen Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Aberdeen family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Aberdeen family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Aberdeen family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Aberdeen family.
Research the Aberdeen surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Aberdeen Military records.
Aberdeen Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Aberdeen family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Aberdeen data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Aberdeen family and people looking to contact living Aberdeen relations.
Check out GENi for Aberdeen family records.
Find your Irish Aberdeen relatives on findmypast.ie
Aberdeen Forums
Research the Aberdeen surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Aberdeen Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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