Torrance Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Torrance 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 1320 people with the Torrance surname? In that year Torrance was ranked number 2310 for popularity in the UK. |
Torrance records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Torrance 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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Historical References
"TORRANCE, TORRENCE. Of local origin from (1) Torrance in Stirlingshire, or (2) from Torrance, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. John Torrance is recorded in Nethir Cloychtquharne in 1555 (Protocols, i), and John Torrance was a tenant of Newbattle Abbey in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 327). The name also occurs in Edinburgh in 1561 as Torrens (Edinb. Man.). David Torrance (1840-1906), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, U. S., was born in Edinburgh. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Torrance Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Torrance 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 Torrance family tree.
Explore Torrance Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Torrance family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Torrance family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Torrance family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Torrance family.
Research the Torrance surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Torrance Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1744 people with the Torrance surname in the UK? Torrance is now ranked number 2511 for popularity in the UK. |
Torrance Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Torrance family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Torrance data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Torrance family and people looking to contact living Torrance relations.
Look at GENi for Torrance family records.
Find your Irish Torrance relatives on findmypast.ie
Torrance Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Torrance surname in the USA? Torrance is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Torrance Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Torrance 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 Torrance surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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