Seaton Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2533 people with the Seaton surname? In that year Seaton was ranked number 1544 for popularity in the UK. |
Seaton records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Seaton 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Historical References
"SETON, SEATON. Of territorial origin, from the village of Sai, near Exmes, in Normandy. "Chalmers's assertion (Caledonia, i, p. 517) that Seiher de Say got land in East Lothian from David i and called it Sayton, and that his son, Alexander, took the name of de Seton, is unsupported by any evidence (Lawrie," p. 424). The first Seton in Scottish record is Alexander Setone who witnessed a charter by King David i granting lands to Walter de Riddale, c. 1150 (ibid., p. 180). He also witnessed the grant by Gillemor filius Gilleconel to the church of Lesmahagow about the same period (Kelso, 187). Adam de Seton witnessed resignation of the lands of Warmanbie in Annandale, c. 1194-1214 (Annandale, i, p. 3). Alexander de Seton witnessed a confirmation charter by Alexander n to the Abbey of Kinloss, 1225 (REM., p. 459). John de Setun was witness in an Annandale charter of c. 1215-45 (Bain, i, 1681), and Serlone de Seton, knight, witnessed the gift of a mark of silver to the Abbey of Arbroath, c. 1250 (RAA., i, p. 266). A History of the family of Seton during eight centuries, by George Seton, was published In Edinburgh, 1896, in two volumes. Of this work Monsignor ( (afterwards Bishop) Robert Seton, in his An Old family, or The Setons of Scotland and America, New York, 1899, says (p. xii): "It contains some things that are important, many things that are useful, and everything that is superflous." Ceatoun 1567, Ceton 1486, Cetone 1437, Saittone 1588, Schethine 1657, Seatonne 1616, Seatown 1670, Seitoune 1516, Seittone 1410, Sethun c. 1230, Setoun 1567, Setoune 1474, Setowun 1528, Setton 1328, Settone 1613, Settoun 1590, Setun 1264, Seytoun 1485, Seytoune 1556. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Seaton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Seaton 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 Seaton family tree.
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Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Seaton family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Seaton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Seaton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3092 people with the Seaton surname in the UK? Seaton is now ranked number 1775 for popularity in the UK. |
Seaton Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Seaton surname in the USA? Seaton is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Seaton Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Seaton family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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