Sherlaw Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Sherlaw Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
Sherlaw records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sherlaw 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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Historical References
"SHERLAW, SHEIRLAW, SHTRLAW, SHIRLEY. Of English origin, but as here shown the name has had a long sojourn in Scotland. There are places named Shirley in Derbyshire and in Warwickshire, from either of which the name may have come. Walter de Skirlawe and his men had a safe conduct in England for a year, 1370 (Bain, rv, 160). Nicol Schirlaw was 'maid commoun herde' of the burgh of Lanark, 1488 (Lanark, p. 1). Matho Scherlaw and Alexander Scherlaw, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., i, 3386), and William Schirrilaw was one of those hanged in 1570 for holding Paisley against the king and his regent (Diur. Occ., p. 201). Walter Schirilaw was admitted guild orother of Glasgow, 1610 (Burgesses). Janet Sherrilaw is recorded in Corro-Mylne, parish of Lesmahago, 1873 (Lanark CR.), and David Skierlaw appears in Eyemouth, 1792 (Lander). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sherlaw Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sherlaw 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 Sherlaw family tree.
Investigate Sherlaw Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sherlaw family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Sherlaw family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Sherlaw family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Sherlaw family.
Research the Sherlaw surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sherlaw Military records.
Sherlaw Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Sherlaw family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sherlaw data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sherlaw family and people looking to contact living Sherlaw relations.
Look at GENi for Sherlaw family records.
Find your Irish Sherlaw relatives on findmypast.ie
Sherlaw Forums
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Miscellaneous Sherlaw Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sherlaw 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 Sherlaw surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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