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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2500 people with the Stoddart surname? In that year Stoddart was ranked number 1559 for popularity in the UK. |
Stoddart records on Ancestry
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Historical References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 Stoddart Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stoddart 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 Stoddart family tree.
Search Stoddart Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stoddart family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Stoddart family.
Research the Stoddart surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stoddart Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3152 people with the Stoddart surname in the UK? Stoddart is now ranked number 1752 for popularity in the UK. |
Stoddart Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Stoddart Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stoddart family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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