Tompkins Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Tompkins Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2585 people with the Tompkins surname? In that year Tompkins was ranked number 1517 for popularity in the UK. |
Tompkins records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Tompkins 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Tompkins ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Tompkins Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tompkins 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 Tompkins family tree.
Study Tompkins Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Tompkins family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Tompkins family records.
Search MyHeritage for Tompkins family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Tompkins family.
Research the Tompkins surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tompkins Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2900 people with the Tompkins surname in the UK? Tompkins is now ranked number 1854 for popularity in the UK. |
Tompkins Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Tompkins family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Tompkins data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Tompkins family and people looking to contact living Tompkins relations.
Investigate GENi for Tompkins family records.
Find your Irish Tompkins relatives on findmypast.ie
Tompkins Forums
Research the Tompkins surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Tompkins surname in the USA? Tompkins is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tompkins Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Tompkins 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 Tompkins surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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