Chinn Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Chinn Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1018 people with the Chinn surname? In that year Chinn was ranked number 2575 for popularity in the UK. |
Chinn records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Chinn 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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Ancestry.com US records search results for the Chinn family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Chinn family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Chinn family. |
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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 Chinn 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 Chinn Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chinn 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 Chinn family tree.
Check out Chinn Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Chinn family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Chinn family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Chinn family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Chinn family.
Research the Chinn surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chinn Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1174 people with the Chinn surname in the UK? Chinn is now ranked number 2953 for popularity in the UK. |
Chinn Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Chinn family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Chinn data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Chinn family and people looking to contact living Chinn relations.
Search GENi for Chinn family records.
Find your Irish Chinn relatives on findmypast.ie
Chinn Forums
Research the Chinn surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Chinn surname in the USA? Chinn is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chinn Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Chinn 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 Chinn surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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