Shirreff Family Tree research resources
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Shirreff records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"SHERIFF, SHERRIFF, SHERRIFFS, SHIRREFF, SHERREFFS, SHIAREFS, SHERIFFS, SHIRIFF. From the office of shire-reeve, from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) scir(ge)refa. Robert Schirraff recorded in Aberdeen, 1398 (CRA., p. 373) is probably Robertus Schirafe, juror on inquisition there in 1400 (REA., i, p. 202). Andrew Shirrefs published his Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Edinburgh, 1790. Shiref 1634, Shirefe 1656, Sirreff 1688. The forms with - may be genitive = Sheriffs son. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Shirreff Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shirreff 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 Shirreff family tree.
Study Shirreff Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Shirreff family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Shirreff family.
Research the Shirreff surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shirreff Military records.
Shirreff Family History Databases
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Look at MyTrees for information on the Shirreff family and people looking to contact living Shirreff relations.
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Miscellaneous Shirreff Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Shirreff 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 Shirreff surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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