Swan Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Swan Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7757 people with the Swan surname? In that year Swan was ranked number 526 for popularity in the UK. |
Swan records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Swan 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Historical References
"SWAN, SWANN. A variant of SWAIN, q.v. The name does not appear in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) before 1033. At a later date Suain (Swain) and Swan are often used for the same person. Swan filius Thore and William filius Tnore were witnesses to a charter of the lands of Maddymyn ( Madderty) a. 1189 (LIM., 6). This Swan was ancestor of the Ruthvens. In the reign of 0 William the Lion the greater part of the territory of Crawford parish in Lanarkshire was held by Swein or Swan, son of Thor son of Swein (Neubotle, p. 102-104). Henry, son of Alan son of Swan, and Walter, son of Swan, were charter witnesses, c. 1200 (Scon, 125). Henricus filius Swani was witness to a concord, c. 1147-50 (RD., p. 9). Suuenus prepositus regis, c. 1130 (ibid., p. 13). Thorus filius Swani, witness at Perth, c. 1130 to a mandate regarding ships trading at Inviresc (ibid., p. 12). William Swyne had charter of eighth part of Gaitmilk before 1583 (ibid., p. 468). David Swan had a letter of tack of the lands and town of Murdocarny, 1499 (RSS., i, 408), Alexander Swan to underlie the law in Fife, 1531 (Trials, i, p. 157), William Suan was witness in Glasgow, 1550 (Protocols, i), and half the myln of Dundaff was leased to John Swan in 1585 (Scon, p. 226). See also SWAIN. "(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 Swan 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 Swan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swan 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 Swan family tree.
Look at Swan Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Swan family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Swan family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Swan family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Swan family.
Research the Swan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swan Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7962 people with the Swan surname in the UK? Swan is now ranked number 745 for popularity in the UK. |
Swan Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Swan family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Swan data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Swan family and people looking to contact living Swan relations.
Look at GENi for Swan family records.
Find your Irish Swan relatives on findmypast.ie
Swan Forums
Research the Swan surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Swan surname in the USA? Swan is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Swan Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Swan 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 Swan surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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