Swanston Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Swanston 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 643 people with the Swanston surname? In that year Swanston was ranked number 2937 for popularity in the UK. |
Swanston records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Swanston 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Historical References
"SWANSTON. From Swanston near Colinton, Midlothian. Duncan de Swaynystoun and Mariota, his wife, made grants of portions of their lands of Swaynystoun to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1221-38 (Soltre, p. 23, 24, 26). Jennet Suanstone was a tenant under the Abbey of Kelso in Bowdene in 1567 (Kelso, p. 519), John Suanstoune in Bouden, 1641 (RRM., i, p. 86), and Bessie Swenstoune is recorded in Crealh'ng in 1684 (Peebles CR.). Swanstone 1699 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Swanston Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swanston 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 Swanston family tree.
Study Swanston Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Swanston family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Swanston family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Swanston family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Swanston family.
Research the Swanston surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swanston Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 759 people with the Swanston surname in the UK? Swanston is now ranked number 3326 for popularity in the UK. |
Swanston Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Swanston family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Swanston data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Swanston family and people looking to contact living Swanston relations.
Explore GENi for Swanston family records.
Find your Irish Swanston relatives on findmypast.ie
Swanston Forums
Research the Swanston surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Swanston Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Swanston 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 Swanston surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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