Olley Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Olley Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
Olley records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Olley 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Historical References
"OLLAY, OLLEY. Probably from Ouilly-le- #NAME? in DB. (1086) as de Oilgi and in 1100 as d'Oilli. Fred Olley and Edward Olley from Turriff served in the first Great War (Tvrriff). Robert Gillies Ollay died in Edinburgh, 1940. "(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 Olley 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 Olley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Olley 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 Olley family tree.
Study Olley Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Olley family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Olley family records.
Study MyHeritage for Olley family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Olley family.
Research the Olley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Olley Military records.
Olley Genealogy Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Olley family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Olley data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Olley family and people looking to contact living Olley relations.
Check out GENi for Olley family records.
Find your Irish Olley relatives on findmypast.ie
Olley Forums
Research the Olley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Olley Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Olley 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 Olley surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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