Shipp Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Shipp Family History 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 935 people with the Shipp surname? In that year Shipp was ranked number 2651 for popularity in the UK. |
Shipp records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Shipp 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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Ancestry.com US records search results for the Shipp family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Shipp family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Shipp 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. 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 Shipp 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 Shipp Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shipp 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 Shipp family tree.
Check out Shipp Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Shipp family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Shipp family records.
Study MyHeritage for Shipp family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Shipp family.
Research the Shipp surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shipp Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1686 people with the Shipp surname in the UK? Shipp is now ranked number 2553 for popularity in the UK. |
Shipp Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Shipp family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Shipp data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Shipp family and people looking to contact living Shipp relations.
Search GENi for Shipp family records.
Find your Irish Shipp relatives on findmypast.ie
Shipp Forums
Research the Shipp surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Shipp surname in the USA? Shipp is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shipp Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Shipp 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 Shipp surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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