Irons Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1631 people with the Irons surname? In that year Irons was ranked number 2079 for popularity in the UK. |
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Irons records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Irons 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Historical References
"IRONS. A surname confined mainly to Angus. Part of the vill of Baldovy was leased to David Yrnis or Imys and Agnes his spouse 1485 and 1500 (RAA., n, p. 220, 407). William Imis was tenant under the Abbey of Arbroath, 1506 (ibid., 452). Johannes Irnys, his wife and son, Jacobus Irnys, had a lease of part of the vill of Kynclune, 1535 (ibid., p. 526), and Sir James Irnis was notary public in Perth, 1546 (Rottok, 44). Eufamie Yrnis was spouse to John Fane in Dundee, 1586 (REB., n, 354), and Elizabeth Irons appears in Myresyde of Cannedy, parish of Meigle, 1690 (Dunkeld). Irenes 1695, Yrnes 1526. See under THORNTON. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Irons Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Irons 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 Irons family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Irons family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Irons family.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2107 people with the Irons surname in the UK? Irons is now ranked number 2284 for popularity in the UK. |
Irons Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Irons surname in the USA? Irons is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Irons Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Irons 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 Irons surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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