Ivory Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Ivory 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 630 people with the Ivory surname? In that year Ivory was ranked number 2949 for popularity in the UK. |
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Ivory records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Ivory 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Historical References
"IVORY. From Gaelic lamharach (Iverach), the adjectival form of Maclamhair, i.e. MACFVEH, q.v. The name has also reached Orkney. Sir James Ivory (1765-1842), mathematician, and James Ivory (1792-1866), Lord Ivory, judge, were two distinguished bearers of the name. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Ivory Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ivory 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 Ivory family tree.
Check out Ivory Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Ivory family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Ivory family records.
Search MyHeritage for Ivory family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Ivory family.
Research the Ivory surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ivory Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 947 people with the Ivory surname in the UK? Ivory is now ranked number 3152 for popularity in the UK. |
Ivory Family Tree Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Ivory family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Ivory data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Ivory family and people looking to contact living Ivory relations.
Look at GENi for Ivory family records.
Find your Irish Ivory relatives on findmypast.ie
Ivory Forums
Research the Ivory surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Ivory surname in the USA? Ivory is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ivory Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Ivory 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 Ivory surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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