Rodgers Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8196 people with the Rodgers surname? In that year Rodgers was ranked number 494 for popularity in the UK. |
Rodgers records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Rodgers 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Historical References
"RODGERS, ROGERS, 'son of RO(D)GEH,' q.v. Rodgers is the more common form with Scots. Rogers, in some parts of central Scotland, is pronounced Rodgie, and some Gaelic-speaking people in Perthshire pronounce it Rougie and sometimes Royger. John Rodgers, born in Maryland, 1771, son of a Scots colonel of militia, fired with his own hand the first shot in the war with Great Britain in 1812. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Rodgers Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rodgers 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 Rodgers family tree.
Check out Rodgers Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Rodgers family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Rodgers family.
Research the Rodgers surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Rodgers Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 12463 people with the Rodgers surname in the UK? Rodgers is now ranked number 460 for popularity in the UK. |
Rodgers Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Rodgers family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Rodgers data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Rodgers family and people looking to contact living Rodgers relations.
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Find your Irish Rodgers relatives on findmypast.ie
Rodgers Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 91147 people with the Rodgers surname in the USA? Rodgers is ranked number 127 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Rodgers Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Rodgers 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 Rodgers surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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