Shiers Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Shiers Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 221 people with the Shiers surname? In that year Shiers was ranked number 3358 for popularity in the UK. |
Shiers records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Shiers 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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Ancestry.com US records search results for the Shiers family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Shiers family. |
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Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for the Shiers family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Shiers family. |
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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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Shiers 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 Shiers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shiers 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Shiers family tree.
Study Shiers Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Shiers family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Shiers family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Shiers family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Shiers family.
Research the Shiers surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shiers Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 417 people with the Shiers surname in the UK? Shiers is now ranked number 3648 for popularity in the UK. |
Shiers Family History Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Shiers family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Shiers data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Shiers family and people looking to contact living Shiers relations.
Check out GENi for Shiers family records.
Find your Irish Shiers relatives on findmypast.ie
Shiers Forums
Research the Shiers surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Shiers Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Shiers 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 Shiers surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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