Saunders Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27467 people with the Saunders surname? In that year Saunders was ranked number 115 for popularity in the UK. |
Saunders records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Saunders 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Historical References
"SANDERS, SAUNDERS. A popular abbreviation of ALEXANDER, q.v. Alex. Sanderis was tenant of Nether Murtoun, 1479 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 230), John Sandris was witness at Innermeth, 1546 (Rollok, 41), Thomas Sanderis or Sandirris held land in Glasgow, 1552-55 (Protocols, i), William Sanders had a lease of land in Mains of Petfirran, 1557 (Pitfirrane, 139), and James Sanderis was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1607 (NSCM., I, p. 104). James Sanderis, reider, was admitted burgess and guild brother of Glasgow, 1630, 'for service done and to be done and to give him the better curage heirefter" (Burgesses), and Robert Sanderis was retoured heir of Alexander Winchester, burgess of Banff, 1662 (Retours, Banff, 109). William Saunders (1822-1900), horticulturist and landscape gardener, born in St. Andrews, shortly after the battle of Gettysburg was commissioned to lay out the national cemetery on the field of battle. As forename: Saundris of Murray, i.e. Alexander of Moray, 1429 (Bain, rv, p. 405), Saundiris of Lawdyr, 1478 (Home, 24), and Sanderis Trotter 1479. SAUNDERS. The Scottish representative of English Sanderson. See under SANDERS. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Saunders Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saunders 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 Saunders family tree.
Check out Saunders Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Saunders family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Saunders family.
Research the Saunders surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Saunders Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 37596 people with the Saunders surname in the UK? Saunders is now ranked number 117 for popularity in the UK. |
Saunders Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Saunders family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Saunders data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Saunders family and people looking to contact living Saunders relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Saunders surname in the USA? Saunders is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Saunders Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Saunders 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 Saunders surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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