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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1837 people with the Whitton surname? In that year Whitton was ranked number 1935 for popularity in the UK. |
Whitton records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Whitton 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Historical References
"WHITTON. Several individuals between 1165 and 1306 appear to have derived their surname from the lands of Whitton in Morebattle parish, Roxburghshire (Melros, 47, 91-94,109, 125-129, 132, 140, etc.). Magister R. de Wyttofi witnessed a charter by John, prior of St. Andrews in 1285 (Neubotle, 59). Michael de Witton and Adam de Wytton, both of the county of Selkirk, rendered homage in 1296. The seal of Michael shows a deer running and S' Michaelis de Witton, and that of Adam, which is defective, reads S' Ade de Wittona (Bain, n, p. 198, 544). Richard de Wyttone, persone of the church of Hauwyk, also rendered homage in the same year. His seal bears, if it be his, a lion fighting an enormous dragon, and S' Ricardi de Wtjnhov (ibid., p. 202, 553). Michael de Whitton was chief forester of the forest of Selkyrk in 1303 (Bain, rv, p. 457), and David Qwitton was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh in 1361 (ibid., 61). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Whitton Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Whitton 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 Whitton family tree.
Investigate Whitton Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Whitton family name using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2255 people with the Whitton surname in the UK? Whitton is now ranked number 2189 for popularity in the UK. |
Whitton Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Whitton surname in the USA? Whitton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Whitton Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Whitton family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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