Thorburn Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1729 people with the Thorburn surname? In that year Thorburn was ranked number 2006 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorburn records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"THORBURN, THURBURN. From the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) personal name Thurbrand, as shown by the ending -brand in the early spellings of the name. Ricardus Torbrand was provost of Aberdeen, 1330 (ER., i, p. 308). Thomas Thurbrande was a notary public in the diocese of Glasgow, 1456 (Laing, 142), and Thomas Thurbrandson, also a notary in the same document, may have been his son. John Thorbrand was fined in 1478 for cutting green wood in the forest of Selkirk (ER., vm, p. 480). John Thombrand appears in Peebles, 1505 (Peebles, 33), and Robert Thornebraid (? i an error for n) is in record in Glenholm, Peeblesshire, 1544 (RMS., m, 3023). John Thorbrand was tenant in Stobo, 1533 (Rental), Robert Thurbrand, tenant on lands of Newbattle Abbey, 1563 (Neubotle, p. 325), and George Thurbrand appears in Kelso Abbey rental in 1567 (Kelso, 0 p. 521). Walter Thorbrand in Lessuddane, 1605, and William Thorebrand in Greenhead, 1664 (RRM., i, p. 2; n, p. 95). William Thorbrane, mason in Edinburgh, 1615 (Edinb. Marr ). Archibald Thoirbrand in Dolphington, 1624 (Lanark CR.), and Catharine Thombrand and Helena Thornebrand were retoured heirs of Magister Thomas Hog 'apud La Rochefort in Regno Galliae,' 1627 (Inquis., 1322-23). John Thorebrand, tailor in Edinburgh, 1643 (Edinb. Marr.), William Thorbran in Schort cleuch, parish of Crawford-Lindsay, 1655, and David Thorbume in Staine, parish of Biggar, 1670 (Lanark CR.). James Thoreburne, Nethertoun of Dallsible, and Mathew Thornebrand, merchant in Dumfries, appear in 1679 (Dumfries), George Torbum, tenant in West Loch, parish of Edhilstane, 1675 (Edin. App.), William Torbrane, provost of Stranraer, 1715 (Wigtown), and Thomas Torburn in Blainderry is in record, 1743 (Wigtown). There are families of the name in Sweden, descended from William Thorburn of Leith, who in 1823 migrated to that country. Grant Thorburn (1773-1863), merchant and publicist, New York, was born in Dalkeith. His great-grandson, S. Grant Thorburn, was mayor of Clifton, New Jersey, 1927. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Thorburn Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorburn 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 Thorburn family tree.
Check out Thorburn Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Thorburn family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Thorburn family.
Research the Thorburn surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thorburn Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1932 people with the Thorburn surname in the UK? Thorburn is now ranked number 2395 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorburn Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Thorburn Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Thorburn family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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