Sawyer Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Sawyer Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5523 people with the Sawyer surname? In that year Sawyer was ranked number 772 for popularity in the UK. |
Sawyer records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sawyer 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Historical References
"SAWYER. From the occupation of 'sawer,' one who saws timber. The y is intrusive as in lawyer. Alexander Sawer was burgess of Glasgow, 1447 (LCD., p. 167), Andrew Sauer, juror on inquest at Prestwick, 1470 ( (Prestwick, p. 2), Patrick Saware was paid for sawing boards, 1510 (Rent. Dunk., p. 110), and David Sawar was on assize in Carrick in 1529 (RMS., m, 849). Thomas Sawar was friar preacher in St. Andrews, 1545 (Laing, , 494), and Alexander Sawer was retoured heir of Alexander Sawer, his grandfather, in the 6d. land of Nethirhoillhous, Ayr, 1638 (Retours, Ayr, 336). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sawyer Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sawyer 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 Sawyer family tree.
Search Sawyer Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sawyer family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Sawyer family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Sawyer family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Sawyer family.
Research the Sawyer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sawyer Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7383 people with the Sawyer surname in the UK? Sawyer is now ranked number 799 for popularity in the UK. |
Sawyer Genealogy Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Sawyer family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sawyer data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Sawyer family and people looking to contact living Sawyer relations.
Investigate GENi for Sawyer family records.
Find your Irish Sawyer relatives on findmypast.ie
Sawyer Forums
Research the Sawyer surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Sawyer surname in the USA? Sawyer is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sawyer Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sawyer 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 Sawyer surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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