Swinton Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 617 people with the Swinton surname? In that year Swinton was ranked number 2962 for popularity in the UK. |
"Local: from the Barony of Swinton in Berwickshire. The family are descended from Edulph de Swinton, 1060. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Swinton records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"SWINTON. The old family of Swinton may be of Anglian origin, as a charter of David I shows the lands of Swinton (Swintun) in possession of (1) Edolf, (2) Liulf son of Edolf, and (3) Udard, his grandson (Nat. MSS., I, 21). Alarms de Svint witnessed a charter by Patrick, first earl of Dunbar (Raine, 116). Sir Alan de Swynton was one of the witnesses to the deed of sale of Adam, son of Thurkill, to the prior of Coldingham, c. 1240 (ibid., 337). Cospatric de Swinton and Hugh, his son, witnessed a charter by Duncan, earl of Fife, to the nuns of North Berwick (CMN., 5). Hugh of Swinton and his son Duncan, who acquired the "thanedom" of Arbuthnot from Walter Olifard, and ejected the Scolocs from their portion of the property most unceremoniously, were the first known members of the Arbuthnot family (Robertson, Scotland under her early kings, n, p. 493n). Henry de Swyntone of Berwickshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, n, p. 206). John, lord of Swyngton, had a safe conduct into England, 1377 (ibid., rv, 254). John Swyntoune of that Ilk, a Berwickshire laird in 1530 (Trials, i, p. 147 ). John Swontoun was retoured heir of Robert Swontoun de eodem in the lands of Swontoun, etc., in Berwickshire, 1628 (Retours, Berwick, 157). Thomas Swentoun, minister at Kirkwall, 1603 (OSR., I, p. 226). The name was carried to France in the fifteenth or early sixteenth century by emigrant adventurers, and appears there as Vincton. In the Berry armorial the name is given as "Sancton." Suentoun 1512, Suyntoune 1637, Sweintoun 1624, Swenton 1539, Swentoun 1549, Swentoune 1655, Swintonne 1658, Swyintoune 1656, Swyntoune 1633. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Swinton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swinton 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 Swinton family tree.
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Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Swinton family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Swinton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swinton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 722 people with the Swinton surname in the UK? Swinton is now ranked number 3360 for popularity in the UK. |
Swinton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Swinton surname in the USA? Swinton is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Swinton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Swinton family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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