Sorby Family Tree research resources
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Sorby records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sorby 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Historical References
"SORBIE, SORBY. The surname of an ancient family in Galloway who owned the lands of Sorby, which now form the parish of Sorbie, Wigtownshire. Gilbert de Sowreby witnessed a charter by William de Cunynburg, c. 1268 (RHM., i, p. 9). Peter Sorby in Dundee charged with aiding the English, 1552 (Beats, p. 326). William Sorbie in Stanehouse, 1626, and three more are in record (Lanark CR.). John Sorbie in Upper Achie, 1748, and John Sorbie in Upper Aichie, 1764 (Kirkcudbright). "(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 Sorby 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 Sorby Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sorby 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 Sorby family tree.
Look at Sorby Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sorby family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Sorby family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Sorby family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Sorby family.
Research the Sorby surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sorby Military records.
Sorby Genealogy Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Sorby family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sorby data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Sorby family and people looking to contact living Sorby relations.
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Find your Irish Sorby relatives on findmypast.ie
Sorby Forums
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Miscellaneous Sorby Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sorby 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 Sorby surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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