Short Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Short Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11698 people with the Short surname? In that year Short was ranked number 353 for popularity in the UK. |
Short records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Short 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Historical References
"SHORT, SHORTT. Apparently a descriptive name, from the diminutive size of the original bearer or bearers, Middle English s(c)hort. It is also sometimes used as an Englishing of GATR, q.v. In Latin documents the name is rendered parvus, e.g. c. 1220 William parvus witnessed a charter by Malcolm, earl of Angus (RAA., i, p. 331). John Schort and Roger Schorl were vicars ministrant "in choro Glasguensf In 1410 (LCD., p. 237). John Parvus, "husband," in ville de Tullibothy, 1437 (SCM., v, p. 261). Robert Schorte, witness in Glasgow, 1552 (Protocols, i), James Schorte, bailie of Stirling, 1596 (SBR., p. 281). Anderson (Scot. Nat.) says a Dumfriesshire family named Shortt is supposed to have come originally from Holland. Alexander Short in Blackgrange was excommunicated for disobedience in Logic, 1600 (Logte,i,p. 84). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Short Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Short 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 Short family tree.
Check out Short Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Short family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Short family records.
Study MyHeritage for Short family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Short family.
Research the Short surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Short Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 15467 people with the Short surname in the UK? Short is now ranked number 363 for popularity in the UK. |
Short Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Short family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Short data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Short family and people looking to contact living Short relations.
Explore GENi for Short family records.
Find your Irish Short relatives on findmypast.ie
Short Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Short surname in the USA? Short is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Short Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Short 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 Short surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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