Law Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Law Family Tree 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 13547 people with the Law surname? In that year Law was ranked number 291 for popularity in the UK. |
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"A hill also an abbreviation of Lawrence. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Law records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Law 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Historical References
"LAW. There are ten or more places named Law in Scotland from which this name may have been derived. It was a common surname in Glasgow in the sixteenth century. In 1428 Robert de Lawe had a safe conduct to pass through England on his return from Spain. James of Law compeared in court with an accusation against another in 1488 (Prestwick, p. 32), and Quintigemus Law is in record in 1644 (Inauis., 2991). John Law (1671 11729), the financier and projector of commercial schemes, was born in Edinburgh. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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 Law 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 Law Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Law 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 Law family tree.
Check out Law Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Law family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Law family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Law family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Law family.
Research the Law surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Law Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 16700 people with the Law surname in the UK? Law is now ranked number 328 for popularity in the UK. |
Law Genealogy Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Law family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Law data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Law family and people looking to contact living Law relations.
Study GENi for Law family records.
Find your Irish Law relatives on findmypast.ie
Law Forums
Research the Law surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Law surname in the USA? Law is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Law Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Law 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 Law surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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