Sloane Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 692 people with the Sloane surname? In that year Sloane was ranked number 2888 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloane 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Historical References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)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sloane Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sloane 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 Sloane family tree.
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Research the Sloane surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sloane Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1117 people with the Sloane surname in the UK? Sloane is now ranked number 2999 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloane Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Sloane Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sloane family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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