Stoddard Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 493 people with the Stoddard surname? In that year Stoddard was ranked number 3086 for popularity in the UK. |
Stoddard records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Stoddard 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Historical References
"STODDARD, STODDART, STODART, STODHARD, STOTHART, STOTHERT. Stothart is the most common pronunciation. From the office of 'stot-hird,' one who tended the stots, i.e. bullocks. The earliest mention of this surname in Scotland is in 1376 when David Stodhirde, John Studehird, and William Studhirde are recorded as tenants of Douglas in barony of Buittle (RHM., i, p. Ix, Ixxi). Sir James Stodart was presented to a chaplaincy in the Collegiate Church of Methven, 1516 (Methven, p. 40). John Stothart alias Stoddard, weaver at Ashieburn, 1802 (Heirs, 519). Lower says "the pronunciation Stoth-erd, Stoth-ard, are a 'genteel' innovation. Stodert 1574, Stodhird" 1567. See Herald and genealogist, m, p. 552. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stoddard Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stoddard 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 Stoddard family tree.
Search Stoddard Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stoddard family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Stoddard family.
Research the Stoddard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stoddard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 544 people with the Stoddard surname in the UK? Stoddard is now ranked number 3527 for popularity in the UK. |
Stoddard Family Tree Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Stoddard family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Stoddard data can be verified or corrected by other users.
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Stoddard surname in the USA? Stoddard is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stoddard Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stoddard 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 Stoddard surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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