Sloan Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2820 people with the Sloan surname? In that year Sloan was ranked number 1412 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloan records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"SLOAN, SLOANE, SLOWAN. From Irish O' 'Sluafhain, for O'Sluaghadain, 'descendant of luaghadan,' probably a variant of O' 'SZuaghadhaigh, from the Mir. personal name Sluagadach, leader of a military expedition.' Cf. SLOCADADH. William Slowane held a tenement near Dalkeith in 1504 (Soltre, p. 324), and Johnne Slowane of Garroche was juror on assize at Kirkcudbright, 1508 (Trials, i, p. 55). John Aslowane de eodem is mentioned in 1531 (ALHT., v, p. 396), and John Asloan of Garroch appears as a witness in 1542 (Anderson). John Aslowane, burgess of Edinburgh, was contractor of the "leid mynis of Glengoner and Wenlok," 1562 (RPC., i, p. 232), and another John Sloane had sasine of land in the parish of Traquair in 1565 (EH., XDC, p. 540). John Slowane was tenant under the abbot of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 524), John Aslowane was burgess of Edinburgh in 1568 (MCM., n, p. 311), and a third John Aslowan had sasine of the lands of Auchincreyth, 1590 (ER., xxn, p. 521). George Aslowane, son to the laird of Garroche, was charged in 1613 with taking part in the performance of mass against the Act of Parliament (Trials, m, p. 253), Eduard Aslowane is recorded in Fell in 1616 (Kirkcudbright), and Alexander Slowen was a baker in Edinburgh, 1659 (Edinb. Marr.). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), was born in the north of Ireland of Scots parents. His collections were the foundation of the British Museum. Asloane 1631, Aslowen 1611, Slowan 1684 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sloan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sloan 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 Sloan family tree.
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Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sloan family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Sloan family.
Research the Sloan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sloan Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7299 people with the Sloan surname in the UK? Sloan is now ranked number 812 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloan Genealogy Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Sloan family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sloan data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Sloan family and people looking to contact living Sloan relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Sloan surname in the USA? Sloan is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sloan Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sloan family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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