Sturgeon Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1210 people with the Sturgeon surname? In that year Sturgeon was ranked number 2403 for popularity in the UK. |
Sturgeon records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"STURGEON. A surname confined mainly to the shires of Dumfries and Kirkcudbright. Andrew Sturgioun and John Sturgioun were witnesses in Dumfries in 1544 (Anderson). Charles Strugeoun (with metathesis of r), sheathmaker in Edinburgh in 1608 (Edinb. Marr.), appears again in 1610 as Strudgeon (Laing, 1584). William Strudgeoun was reidare at Borg (Borgue) in Galloway, 1574 (RMR.). James Sturgeon in Wraithis is recorded in 1611, and Adam Sturgeone was heir of Clement Sturgeoun of Wraithes in 1638 (Retours, Kirkcudbright, 102, 213). Margaret Sturgeon appears in Over Carntorsk in 1677 (Kirkcudbright), and Agnes Sturgeon was examined for the Test in Tinwald in 1685 (RFC., 3. ser. xi, p. 434). The surname is also recorded in New Abbey parish in 1705 (MCM., m, p. 414, 417). Samuel Sturgeon wrote the Galloway herds, a lampoon, published in 1909. Strugeone 1648, Sturgione 1689. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sturgeon Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sturgeon 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 Sturgeon family tree.
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Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sturgeon family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Sturgeon family.
Research the Sturgeon surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sturgeon Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1718 people with the Sturgeon surname in the UK? Sturgeon is now ranked number 2530 for popularity in the UK. |
Sturgeon Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Sturgeon surname in the USA? Sturgeon is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sturgeon Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sturgeon family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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