Salmon Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Salmon Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6830 people with the Salmon surname? In that year Salmon was ranked number 598 for popularity in the UK. |
Salmon records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Salmon 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Historical References
"SALMON, SALMOND. Salamone was an old Scots spelling of Solomon, a once popular forename, and Salmonde (pron. Salmon) is an old surname in Perthshire still existing. The d is excrescent. Salomon, chaplain of the bishop of Glasgow, was present in curia regis at Roxburgh, 1159 (Annals, p. 40). John Sawmond was tenant of the mill of Drwmys, 1494 (Cupar-Angus, i, p. 243). Rank inns Salmone, witness in Glasgow, 1504 (Simon, 111). George Salmont is recorded in Linlithgow, 1532 ( (Johnsoun). James Salmond was a canon of Aberdeen, 1546 (LSC., p. 266). William Salmond or Salmound was subdean of Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, 1544, and prebendary there, 1565 (Satire, p. 126, 222). Robert Salmonde possessed a tenement in Glasgow, 1553 (Protocols, i). Marion Salmond was murdered in Dundee, 1562 (ER., xix, p. 497), and John Salmain is recorded in Newtoun, 1688 (Dunkeld). John Salmond, burgess of Perth, 1584 (PotiaUoch Writs, p. 185). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Salmon Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Salmon 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 Salmon family tree.
Look at Salmon Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Salmon family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Salmon family records.
Search MyHeritage for Salmon family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Salmon family.
Research the Salmon surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Salmon Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 8704 people with the Salmon surname in the UK? Salmon is now ranked number 677 for popularity in the UK. |
Salmon Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Salmon family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Salmon data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Salmon family and people looking to contact living Salmon relations.
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Find your Irish Salmon relatives on findmypast.ie
Salmon Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Salmon surname in the USA? Salmon is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Salmon Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Salmon 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 Salmon surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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