Resources for researching the Blood Family Tree
Explore the detail of the Blood Family Tree using the links below. We hope you find these resources useful whilst you are researching your Blood Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1196 people with the Blood surname? In that year Blood was ranked number 2417 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Blood surname.
Blood records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Blood 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 Blood surname or get a copy of the Blood 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 Blood ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Blood Tree?
Visit our Blood DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Blood Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Blood 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 Blood family tree.
Explore Blood Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Blood family using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Blood family records.
Search MyHeritage for Blood family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Blood family.
Research the Blood surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Blood Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1465 people with the Blood surname in the UK? Blood is now ranked number 2713 for popularity in the UK. |
Blood Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Blood family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Blood data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Blood family and people looking to contact living Blood relations.
Study GENi for Blood family records.
Study One Great Family for Blood records submitted by people who are already researching the Blood Genealogy .
Find your Irish Blood relatives on findmypast.ie
Blood Forums
Research the Blood surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Blood surname in the USA? Blood is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Blood Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Blood 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 Blood surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some Famous People with the surname of Blood
| Thomas Blood |  | Colonel Thomas Blood (1618 ? 23 August 1680) was an Irish-born colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. |
| Bliss Blood | | Bliss Blood is a musician and songwriter from Houston, Texas. |
| Aretas Blood | | Aretas Blood (1816?1897) played an important role in the manufacture of early American railroad steam locomotives. |
| Ernest Blood | | Ernest A. |
| Henry Ames Blood | | Henry Ames Blood (June 7, 1836 ? December 30, 1900) was an American civil servant, poet, playwright and historian. |
| May Blood, Baroness Blood | | May Blood, Baroness Blood of Blackwatertown MBE (born 26 May 1938) is a Labour member of the British House of Lords. |
| Bindon Blood | | Major-General Sir Bindon Blood GCB (7 November 1842 ? 16 May 1940) was a British military commander who served in Egypt, Afghanistan, India and Africa. |
| Bobby Blood | | Robert (Bobby) Blood (18 March 1894 ? 12 August 1988) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward, noted for his powerful strikes. |
| Isaiah Blood | | Isaiah Blood was born in the Town of Ballston, Saratoga County, New York State on February 13, 1810. |
| Rogers Blood | | Rogers Blood (1922?1944) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Silver Star posthumously for his actions in combat during World War II. |
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