Smeaton Family Tree research resources
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Smeaton records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"SMEATON, SMETON, SMIETON, SMTTTON, SMITON. From the lands of Smytheton or Smythetun, now Smeaton, near Musselburgh, Midlothian. Henry de Smithetone of the county of Edneburk rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 210). Henricus de Smeithtone, juror on an inquisition at Muskylburg in 1359 (RD., p. 267). Alexander Smeythtone had a gift of 12 marks knd in Eistrud, Shetland, in 1506 (BM., m, p. 108), and Erasmus Smittoune in Snarravo, Unst, is in record in 1613 ( (Shetland). Thomas Smeton or Smeaton (1536-83) was principal of Glasgow University. Smeetoun 1646, Smeiton 1680, Smeton and Smetoun 1584, Smettoun 1624, Smeytone 1678, Smitton 1745. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Smeaton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Smeaton 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 Smeaton family tree.
Investigate Smeaton Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Smeaton family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Smeaton family.
Research the Smeaton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Smeaton Military records.
Smeaton Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Smeaton Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Smeaton family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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