Cobb Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Cobb Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4258 people with the Cobb surname? In that year Cobb was ranked number 995 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.
Cobb records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cobb 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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Historical References
"COBB. John Cob in Ardoch appears as witness in 1479 (REB., I, 203), and in 1508 there is mention of land of Malcolm Cob in Brechin (ibid., n, 160). John Cobb, citiner of Brechin in 1629 and thirteen more of the name appear in the Brechin Commissariot Record. Some individual of this name gave name to Cobbisland in Brechin, in record in 1528 (REB., n, 181), and a family of the name contributed to the expense of building the bellhouse at Novar in 1773 (Jervise, Land of the Lindsays, 2. ed., p. 133). Bardsley and Harrison say this name is a diminutive of Jacob, but there was also an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) personal name Cobba. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cobb Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cobb 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 Cobb family tree.
Check out Cobb Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cobb family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Cobb family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Cobb family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Cobb family.
Research the Cobb surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cobb Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5140 people with the Cobb surname in the UK? Cobb is now ranked number 1154 for popularity in the UK. |
Cobb Genealogy Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Cobb family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cobb data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Cobb family and people looking to contact living Cobb relations.
Study GENi for Cobb family records.
Find your Irish Cobb relatives on findmypast.ie
Cobb Forums
Research the Cobb surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 85071 people with the Cobb surname in the USA? Cobb is ranked number 129 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cobb Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cobb 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 Cobb surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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