Stothert Family Tree research resources
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Stothert records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Stothert 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Historical References
"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
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 Stothert 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 Stothert Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stothert 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 Stothert family tree.
Check out Stothert Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stothert family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Stothert family records.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Stothert family.
Research the Stothert surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stothert Military records.
Stothert Genealogy Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Stothert family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Stothert data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Stothert family and people looking to contact living Stothert relations.
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Miscellaneous Stothert Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stothert 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 Stothert surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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