Colban Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Colban Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
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.
Colban records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Colban 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Historical References
"COLBAN. From the Old Norse personal name Kolbeinn (Old Danish Colben). A person of this name gave name to COVINGTON, q.v. Colbanus a cleric, 1107-24 (Nat. MSS., i, 11, 12). Colban, mormaer of Buchan, made a gift to the monastery of Deer, c. 1150 (Bk. Deer). Later, as earl of Buchan he witnessed a confirmation charter to the Abbey of Lindores (LAC., 1), and was witness to a charter by William the Lion to the Abbey of Arbroath, 1178-82 (RAA., n, p. 535). In Shetland Kolbeinn appears in place name as Cullin, in Cullinsbroch, Bressay (Jakobsen). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Colban Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colban 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 Colban family tree.
Search Colban Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Colban family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Colban family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Colban family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Colban family.
Research the Colban surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Colban Military records.
Colban Genealogy Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Colban family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Colban data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Colban family and people looking to contact living Colban relations.
Explore GENi for Colban family records.
Find your Irish Colban relatives on findmypast.ie
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Miscellaneous Colban Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Colban 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 Colban surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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