Perkins Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Perkins 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 13471 people with the Perkins surname? In that year Perkins was ranked number 294 for popularity in the UK. |
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Perkins records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Perkins 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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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 Perkins 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 Perkins Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Perkins 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 Perkins family tree.
Search Perkins Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Perkins family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Perkins family records.
Search MyHeritage for Perkins family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Perkins family.
Research the Perkins surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Perkins Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 16423 people with the Perkins surname in the UK? Perkins is now ranked number 337 for popularity in the UK. |
Perkins Family History Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Perkins family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Perkins data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Perkins family and people looking to contact living Perkins relations.
Study GENi for Perkins family records.
Find your Irish Perkins relatives on findmypast.ie
Perkins Forums
Research the Perkins surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 176218 people with the Perkins surname in the USA? Perkins is ranked number 99 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Perkins Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Perkins 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 Perkins surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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