Researching the Shaeffer Family Tree
Research the background of the Shaeffer Family Tree using the links below. We hope you find this information useful whilst you are unearthing your Shaeffer Family History !
Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Shaeffer surname? In that year Shaeffer was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK.
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Shaeffer surname or get a copy of the Shaeffer family Crest (a great gift idea!).
Shaeffer records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Shaeffer 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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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Shaeffer ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Shaeffer Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shaeffer 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 Shaeffer family tree.
Study the huge Ancestry records Database for Births, Marriages and Deaths of the Shaeffer family.
Study Shaeffer Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Shaeffer family using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Shaeffer family records.
Search MyHeritage for Shaeffer family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Shaeffer family.
Research the Shaeffer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shaeffer Military records.
Search World Vital Records for information on the Shaeffer family.
Shaeffer Family History Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Shaeffer family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Shaeffer data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shaeffer family and people looking to contact living Shaeffer relations.
Search GENi for Shaeffer family records.
Explore One Great Family for Shaeffer records submitted by people who are already researching the Shaeffer Family Tree .
Find your Irish Shaeffer relatives on findmypast.ie
Shaeffer Forums
Research the Shaeffer surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Study RootsWeb forums for Shaeffer records.
Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Shaeffer surname in the USA? Shaeffer is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA.
Miscellaneous Shaeffer Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Shaeffer family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Look at Rootsweb resources for Shaeffer records.
Research the Shaeffer surname using the Genealogy Today database .
View the distribution of the Shaeffer surname in Britain using the public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for the Shaeffer surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Shaeffer surname.
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