Colt Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Colt Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 70 people with the Colt surname? In that year Colt was ranked number 3509 for popularity in the UK. |
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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.
Colt records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Colt 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Historical References
"COLT. There was a barony of Colt or Cult in Perthshire from which the name may have come. William Culte de Strathawen, Lanarkshire, took the oath of fealty, 1296. John Colti held land in barony of Lust airy k before 1365 (RMS., i, 200), Thomas Colt is mentioned in Perth, 1446 (RAA., n, 362), and John Colt was one of the tenants of Moneydie, 1483. James Colt and Andro Colt appear as witnesses in Perth, 1547 and 1551 (Rottok, 43, 75). Andrew Colt was vicar of Redgorton, 1574-91, and Oliver Colt was procurator for the burgh of Irvine, 1590 (Irvine, i, p. 63). A succession of Colts were merchant burgesses of Perth in the sixteenth century, and the Colts of Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, are said to be an offshoot from the Perthshire family. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Colt Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colt 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 Colt family tree.
Look at Colt Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Colt family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Colt family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Colt family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Colt family.
Research the Colt surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Colt Military records.
Colt Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Colt family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Colt data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Colt family and people looking to contact living Colt relations.
Explore GENi for Colt family records.
Find your Irish Colt relatives on findmypast.ie
Colt Forums
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Miscellaneous Colt Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Colt 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 Colt surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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