Collins Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Collins Family History 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 42972 people with the Collins surname? In that year Collins was ranked number 68 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Collins surname.
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.
Collins records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Collins 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.au Australian records search results for the Collins family. |
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 Collins 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 Collins Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Collins 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 Collins family tree.
Explore Collins Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Collins family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Collins family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Collins family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Collins family.
Research the Collins surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Collins Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 64910 people with the Collins surname in the UK? Collins is now ranked number 62 for popularity in the UK. |
Collins Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Collins family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Collins data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Collins family and people looking to contact living Collins relations.
Check out GENi for Collins family records.
Find your Irish Collins relatives on findmypast.ie
Collins Forums
Research the Collins surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 407125 people with the Collins surname in the USA? Collins is ranked number 44 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Collins Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Collins 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 Collins surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some people with the surname Collins
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