Beck Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7003 people with the Beck surname? In that year Beck was ranked number 584 for popularity in the UK. |
Beck records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Beck 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Historical References
"BECK. Of local origin from some small place of the name probably in Dumfriesshire. There is a Beckfoot (a burn mouth) and Beckton in Dumfriesshire. Thomas del Beck was juror on an inquisition in Lochmaben in 1347 (Bain, m, 1499), and Thomas de Bek was a tenant of the earl of Douglas in Glemvaldy in the barony of Prestoune, 1376 (RHM., i, p. bd). John Beck in Balmaclaill (Galloway) found caution for his indemnity in 1627 (RFC., 2. ser. n, p. 69), and John Beck, cordiner at Bridgend of Dumfries in 1683 and six more of the name are recorded in the Dumfries Register of Testaments, 1624-1800. The name is also found in the Commlssariot Record of Kirkcudbright in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and in the Edinburgh Marriage Records. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Beck Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Beck 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 Beck family tree.
Study Beck Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Beck family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Beck family.
Research the Beck surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Beck Military records.
Beck Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 112415 people with the Beck surname in the USA? Beck is ranked number 120 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Beck Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Beck 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 Beck surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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