Thorndike Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Thorndike Family History 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 239 people with the Thorndike surname? In that year Thorndike was ranked number 3340 for popularity in the UK. |
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Thorndike records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Thorndike 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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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Thorndike Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorndike 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 Thorndike family tree.
Check out Thorndike Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Thorndike family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Thorndike family records.
Study MyHeritage for Thorndike family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Thorndike family.
Research the Thorndike surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thorndike Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 177 people with the Thorndike surname in the UK? Thorndike is now ranked number 3876 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorndike Family History Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Thorndike family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Thorndike data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Thorndike family and people looking to contact living Thorndike relations.
Explore GENi for Thorndike family records.
Find your Irish Thorndike relatives on findmypast.ie
Thorndike Forums
Research the Thorndike surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Thorndike Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Thorndike 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 Thorndike surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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