Alden Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Alden Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Alden Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 771 people with the Alden surname? In that year Alden was ranked number 2810 for popularity in the UK. |
Alden records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Alden 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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Origins and History
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Alden surname or get a copy of the Alden 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Alden 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 Alden Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Alden 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Alden family tree.
Investigate Alden Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Alden family using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Alden family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Alden family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Alden family.
Research the Alden surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Alden Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1287 people with the Alden surname in the UK? Alden is now ranked number 2863 for popularity in the UK. |
Alden Family History Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Alden family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Alden data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Alden family and people looking to contact living Alden relations.
Look at GENi for Alden family records.
Search One Great Family for Alden records submitted by people who are already researching the Alden Family Tree .
Find your Irish Alden relatives on findmypast.ie
Alden Forums
Research the Alden surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Alden surname in the USA? Alden is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Alden Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Alden 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 Alden surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some Famous People with the surname of Alden
| Joseph Alden |  | Joseph Alden (January 4, 1807 ? August 30, 1885) was an American academic and Presbyterian pastor. |
| Priscilla Alden | | Priscilla Mullens (c. |
| Ginger Alden | | Ginger Alden (born November 13, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American actress/model who is best known as being the fiancee of Elvis Presley. |
| Norman Alden | | Norman Alden (born September 13, 1924) is an American actor who has performed in dozens of television programs and motion pictures since first appearing on "The 20th Century Fox Hour" in 1957. |
| Ichabod Alden | | Ichabod Alden (August 11, 1739 - November 11, 1778) was an American Revolutionary War officer and commanding officer during the Cherry Valley Massacre. |
| Henry Mills Alden | | Henry Mills Alden (November 11, 1836 ? October 7, 1919) was an American author and editor of "Harper's Weekly" and other publications. |
| Cynthia May Alden | | Cynthia May (Westover) Alden (May 31, 1862 ? January 8, 1931), commonly known as Cynthia W. |
| Isabella Macdonald Alden | | Isabella Macdonald Alden (November 3 1841 ? August 5 1930) was an American author, writing under the pseudonym of "Pansy". |
| Mary Alden | | Mary Alden (June 18, 1883 ? July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. |
| Jerome Alden | | Jerome Alden (March 5 1921 ? 1997) was an American playwright. |
| John Alden | | Captain John Alden Jr. |
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