Trent Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Trent Family Tree 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 433 people with the Trent surname? In that year Trent was ranked number 3146 for popularity in the UK. |
Trent records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Trent 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Historical References
"TRENT. Perhaps from Trent, a parish in the county of Somerset, England. This more likely than that the name is a curtailed form of Tranent. Some of the local references, however, point rather to the latter origin. William Trent was a monk of Cupar Abbey in 1456 (Panmure, n, p. 236), and in 1521 Petrus Trent witnessed a tack by the abbot of the same house (SCM., v, p. 294). John Trent was tenant of the Abbey of Neubotle in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 326), a later John Trent was retoured heir of James Trent in Newbottell, his father, in 1638, and in 1661 William Trent was retoured heir of John Trent, his father (Retours, Edinburgh, 834, 1089). Alexander Trent recorded in Hardeismyllne, 1672 ( (Louder), and Mr. Patrick Trent, minister at Linlithgow, was deprived of his benefice, 1689 (RFC., 3. ser. xrv, p. 50). William Trent (c. 1655-1724), born in Inverness, became chief justice of the state of New Jersey, and the capital of the state (Trenton) was named in his honor. His son, also named William, built the first fort on the site of Pittsburgh. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Trent Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Trent 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 Trent family tree.
Check out Trent Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Trent family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Trent family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Trent family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Trent family.
Research the Trent surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Trent Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 649 people with the Trent surname in the UK? Trent is now ranked number 3428 for popularity in the UK. |
Trent Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Trent family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Trent data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Trent family and people looking to contact living Trent relations.
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Find your Irish Trent relatives on findmypast.ie
Trent Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Trent surname in the USA? Trent is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Trent Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Trent 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 Trent surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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