Sitlington Family Tree research resources
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Sitlington records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sitlington 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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Historical References
"SITLINGTON. John de Schutlyntone of Edinburghshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 207). John Sitlington of Stanehouse in Galloway was outlawed as rebel in 1528 (Trials, i, p. 140 ), and William Schitlingtoun was witness in Dumfries in 1541 (Anderson). Agnes Shitlington was in Auchinbreck, 1642 (Dumfries), James Sitlington of Dunscore died in New Jersey, 1685. John Shitlintone, merchant in Dumfries, 1689 (RFC., 3. ser. xrv, p. 690), and John Sittlingtown alias Seton in Stroan of Dairy, 1738 (Kirkcudbright). The outlawry of 1528 probably was the cause of the extermination of the old family of the name, at least in Galloway. 0 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sitlington Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sitlington 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 Sitlington family tree.
Investigate Sitlington Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sitlington family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Sitlington family records.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Sitlington family.
Research the Sitlington surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sitlington Military records.
Sitlington Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Sitlington Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sitlington family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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