Torrence Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Torrence Family History 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 119 people with the Torrence surname? In that year Torrence was ranked number 3460 for popularity in the UK. |
Torrence records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Torrence 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Historical References
"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 Torrence Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Torrence 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 Torrence family tree.
Explore Torrence Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Torrence family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Torrence family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Torrence family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Torrence family.
Research the Torrence surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Torrence Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 57 people with the Torrence surname in the UK? Torrence is now ranked number 3989 for popularity in the UK. |
Torrence Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Torrence family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Torrence data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Torrence family and people looking to contact living Torrence relations.
Explore GENi for Torrence family records.
Find your Irish Torrence relatives on findmypast.ie
Torrence Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Torrence surname in the USA? Torrence is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Torrence Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Torrence 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 Torrence surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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