Coats Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1353 people with the Coats surname? In that year Coats was ranked number 2281 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Coats records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Coats 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Historical References
"COATES, COATS. Variant spellings of COUTTS, q.v. Sir James Coats (b. 1834) and his brother Sir Peter, founders of the great thread mills, were born in Paisley. English Coates is of different origin. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Coats Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coats 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 Coats family tree.
Explore Coats Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Coats family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Coats family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Coats family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Coats family.
Research the Coats surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coats Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 792 people with the Coats surname in the UK? Coats is now ranked number 3297 for popularity in the UK. |
Coats Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Coats family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Coats data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Coats family and people looking to contact living Coats relations.
Look at GENi for Coats family records.
Find your Irish Coats relatives on findmypast.ie
Coats Forums
Research the Coats surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Coats surname in the USA? Coats is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coats Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Coats 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 Coats surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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