Saunderson Family Tree research resources
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Saunderson records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"SANDERSON, SAUNDERSON, 'Alexander's son,' from the diminutive Sanders or Saunders. Johannes Sandrison was witness in Kyncardyn, 1434 (HP., rv, p. 238). John Sanderson bought the Temple lands of Lethindy in 1472 (Atholc, p. 709). William Sanderissone and Vmfra Sanderissone were summoned in 1479 to answer to parliament for treason (APS., n, E. 129), Thomas Sandersone was burgess of inlithgow in 1545 (Laing, 493){ and William Sanderson was bailie of Dornoch in 1603 (OPS., n, p. 644). William Sandrissoun was minister of Tynninghame, 1574 (RMR.). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Saunderson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saunderson 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 Saunderson family tree.
Look at Saunderson Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Saunderson family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Saunderson family.
Research the Saunderson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Saunderson Military records.
Saunderson Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Saunderson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Saunderson 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 Saunderson surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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