Smiley Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Smiley Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 118 people with the Smiley surname? In that year Smiley was ranked number 3461 for popularity in the UK. |
Smiley records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Smiley 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Historical References
"SMELLIE, SMTLLIE, SMILEY. Thomas Smelie, merchant and guild-brother in Glasgow, 1612 (Burgesses). James Smillie in Strafrank, parish of Carstairs, 1754 (Lanark CR.). William Smellie (1740-1795), printer and naturalist in Edinburgh. Smeallie 1647, Smyllie 1697. Smillie recorded in Edinburgh, 1942. Harrison derives the name as a variant of Smalley, from the name of a place in Derbyshire, but I feel doubtful of this. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Smiley ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Smiley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Smiley 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 Smiley family tree.
Study Smiley Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Smiley family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Smiley family records.
Search MyHeritage for Smiley family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Smiley family.
Research the Smiley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Smiley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 459 people with the Smiley surname in the UK? Smiley is now ranked number 3608 for popularity in the UK. |
Smiley Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Smiley family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Smiley data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Smiley family and people looking to contact living Smiley relations.
Look at GENi for Smiley family records.
Find your Irish Smiley relatives on findmypast.ie
Smiley Forums
Research the Smiley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Smiley surname in the USA? Smiley is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Smiley Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Smiley 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 Smiley surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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