Shay Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Shay 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 311 people with the Shay surname? In that year Shay was ranked number 3268 for popularity in the UK. |
Shay records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Shay 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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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 Shay ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Shay Tree?
Visit our Shay DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Shay Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shay 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 Shay family tree.
Study Shay Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Shay family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Shay family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Shay family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Shay family.
Research the Shay surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shay Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 219 people with the Shay surname in the UK? Shay is now ranked number 3836 for popularity in the UK. |
Shay Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Shay family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Shay data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Shay family and people looking to contact living Shay relations.
Study GENi for Shay family records.
Find your Irish Shay relatives on findmypast.ie
Shay Forums
Research the Shay surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Shay surname in the USA? Shay is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shay Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Shay 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 Shay surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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