Alcott Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Alcott Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Alcott Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96 people with the Alcott surname? In that year Alcott was ranked number 3483 for popularity in the UK. |
Alcott records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Alcott 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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Origins and History
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Alcott surname or get a copy of the Alcott family Crest (a great gift idea!).
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Alcott ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Alcott Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Alcott 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 Alcott family tree.
Investigate Alcott Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Alcott family using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Alcott family records.
Search MyHeritage for Alcott family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Alcott family.
Research the Alcott surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Alcott Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 136 people with the Alcott surname in the UK? Alcott is now ranked number 3914 for popularity in the UK. |
Alcott Family History Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Alcott family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Alcott data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Alcott family and people looking to contact living Alcott relations.
Look at GENi for Alcott family records.
Investigate One Great Family for Alcott records submitted by people who are already researching the Alcott Family Tree .
Find your Irish Alcott relatives on findmypast.ie
Alcott Forums
Research the Alcott surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Alcott surname in the USA? Alcott is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Alcott Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Alcott 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 Alcott surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some Famous People with the surname of Alcott
| Amos Bronson Alcott |  | Amos Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799 ? March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer and philosopher who left a legacy of forward-thinking social ideas and whose status as a well-publicized figure from the 1830s to the 1880s stemmed from his founding of two short-lived projects, an unconventional school and an utopian community known as "Fruitlands", as well as from his association with the philosophy of Transcendentalism and from the celebrity accruing to his daughter, "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott. |
| Louisa May Alcott | | Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 ? March 6, 1888) was an American novelist. |
| Amy Alcott | | Amy Alcott (born February 22, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American professional golfer. |
| Chemmy Alcott | | Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott (born July 10, 1982 in Twickenham, Middlesex, Greater London) is the current female British number one Alpine Skier. |
| John Alcott | | John Alcott, B. |
| Todd Alcott | | Todd Alcott (Born October 22, 1961 in Crystal Lake, Illinois) is an American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director. |
| Elizabeth Sewall Alcott | | Elizabeth Sewall Alcott (June 24, 1835 ? March 14, 1858) is best known as the model for Beth March in Little Women penned by her famous sister Louisa May Alcott. |
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