Stothart Family Tree research resources
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Stothart 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Historical References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)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stothart Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stothart 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 Stothart family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stothart family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Miscellaneous Stothart Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stothart family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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