Snodgrass Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 271 people with the Snodgrass surname? In that year Snodgrass was ranked number 3308 for popularity in the UK. |
"Trimmed or smooth grass. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Snodgrass records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"SNODGRASS. An Ayrshire surname derived from the twenty shilling lands of old extent of Snodgers or Snodgrasse in the parish of Irvine and bailliary of Cunningham. Adam Snorgyrs appears as bailie of Are in 1372 (ER., n, p. 486), and Patrick Snodgrass was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1578 (Burgesses). The name occurs in the Glasgow Protocol Books as Snodgers (1556), and Margaret Snodgers was recorded heir of John Snodgers, mailman and burgess of Glasgow, 0 in 1621 (Inquis., 972). Andrew Snodgrasse in the Bridgeend of Glasgow was released from imprisonment in 1679 on signing a bond not to take up arms (RFC., 3. ser. vi, p. 296), Neil Snodgras appears as notary in Paisley in 1684 (ibid., rx, p. 321), and Hew Snodgrass, William Snodgrass, and John Snodgrass took the Test in the same town in 1686 (ibid., xi, p. 496). Snodgrass 1679, Snodgerss 1608, Snodgrase 1652. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Snodgrass Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Snodgrass 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 Snodgrass family tree.
Check out Snodgrass Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Snodgrass family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Snodgrass family.
Research the Snodgrass surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Snodgrass Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 385 people with the Snodgrass surname in the UK? Snodgrass is now ranked number 3679 for popularity in the UK. |
Snodgrass Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Snodgrass family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Snodgrass data can be verified or corrected by other users.
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Snodgrass surname in the USA? Snodgrass is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Snodgrass Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Snodgrass 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 Snodgrass surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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