Sharp Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 24957 people with the Sharp surname? In that year Sharp was ranked number 130 for popularity in the UK. |
Sharp records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sharp 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Historical References
"SHARP, SHAHPE, SHAIBP. There are few early notices of this surname. William Scharp was a tenant of the earl of Douglas in the barony of Kilbucho, 1376 (RHM., i, p. xlix; n, p. 16), Patrick Sharp in Denbum held land in 1439 (CRA., p. 6), John Scharpe was merchant and bailie of Dumfries, 1656 (Retours, Dumfries, 229), James Sharp (1618-1679) was archbishop of St. Andrews, and the name is found in Lanarkshire in middle of sixteenth century. Stodart (n, p. 369) adds Robert Sharp, notary public, 1433; Alexander Sharp of Strathey, Perthshire, 1454; and William Sharp, preceptor of Traileou, 1535. The old Gaelic name MACILHERAN, q.v., was Englished SHARP, perhaps from the faint assonance of geur, giar (sharp) with ciar-un. Schairpe 1577, Schearpe 1626; Scherpe. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sharp Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sharp 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 Sharp family tree.
Study Sharp Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sharp family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Sharp family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Sharp family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Sharp family.
Research the Sharp surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sharp Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 26145 people with the Sharp surname in the UK? Sharp is now ranked number 194 for popularity in the UK. |
Sharp Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Sharp family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sharp data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Sharp family and people looking to contact living Sharp relations.
Look at GENi for Sharp family records.
Find your Irish Sharp relatives on findmypast.ie
Sharp Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 100262 people with the Sharp surname in the USA? Sharp is ranked number 124 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sharp Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sharp 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 Sharp surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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