Speirs Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Speirs Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1171 people with the Speirs surname? In that year Speirs was ranked number 2436 for popularity in the UK. |
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Speirs records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Speirs family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References
"SPEIRS, SPIERS. Probably from SPETB, with genitive -s, "son of Speir.' George Speris is recorded in Stirling, 1548 (SBR., p. 51), Janet Speirs appears in Farniknowes, 1679 (Louder), and Thomas Speirs in Torrieburne complained against his minister, 1689 (RFC., 3. ser. xrv, p. 425). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Speirs Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Speirs 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 Speirs family tree.
Explore Speirs Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Speirs family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Speirs family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Speirs family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Speirs family.
Research the Speirs surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Speirs Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2734 people with the Speirs surname in the UK? Speirs is now ranked number 1940 for popularity in the UK. |
Speirs Family History Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Speirs family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Speirs data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Speirs family and people looking to contact living Speirs relations.
Study GENi for Speirs family records.
Find your Irish Speirs relatives on findmypast.ie
Speirs Forums
Research the Speirs surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Speirs surname in the USA? Speirs is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Speirs Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Speirs 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 Speirs surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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