Sword Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 593 people with the Sword surname? In that year Sword was ranked number 2986 for popularity in the UK. |
Sword records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sword 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Historical References
"SWORD. This surname is a corrupt form of the old personal name SIWABD, q.v., famous in early Scottish history from its having been bome by the victor over Macbeth at the battle of Dunsinnan in 1054. John Swerd, Scotsman, who had a safe conduct into England in 1398, may be the John Swerde, master of a ship of Archambaud (Archibald), earl of Douglas, in 1405 (Bain, rv, 504, 697). Alexander Suerd was burgess of Linlithgow in 1536 (Johnsoun), Malcolm Sword, son of umquhile Christopher Sword, appears in Stirling in 1628, and Patrick Sword was treasurer of that burgh in 1631 (SBR., p. 162, 165, 289), and burgess in 1646 (Inquis., 3122). Decree was obtained against James Suerd in 1531 (Cambus., 203), James Sourd or Suord was chosen Commissioner of the Kingdom for St. Andrews in 1653 (John Lament, Diary, p. 46), and three individuals named Sword were residents in the parish of Borgue in 1684 (RFC., 3. ser. rx, p. 567).Suorde 1641. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Sword Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sword 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 Sword family tree.
Explore Sword Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sword family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Sword family.
Research the Sword surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sword Military records.
Sword Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Sword family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sword data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Sword family and people looking to contact living Sword relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sword surname in the USA? Sword is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sword Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sword 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 Sword surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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