Woodford Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Woodford Genealogy 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 2077 people with the Woodford surname? In that year Woodford was ranked number 1785 for popularity in the UK. |
Woodford records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"WOODFORD. From the lands of the same name in the parish of St. Boswells, Roxburghshire. Jordan de Wodford witnessed a charter of Walter de Berkeley, c. 1170 (RAA., i, p. 38), and Walterus de Wudeford witnessed a confirmation charter by Alexander n apud Peebles, 1228 (RMP., p. 403). Robert de Wodforde sometime between 1285 and 1306 bestowed his whole property of Wodfordehous in the territory of Lessedewyne upon the monks of Melrose (Melros, p. 320), and in 1296 he rendered homage for his possessions (Bain, n, p. 199). A later Robert de Woddeford witnessed a charter by Sirildis Saddeler, c. 1330 (Kelso, 491), and is also a witness to several other charters in the same record in 1354 (ibid., 496, 498, 499, 500). As Robert de Vodford, daminus ejusdem, he was a charter witness in 1338 (Dryburgh, 261), and in 1358 he witnessed the grant of the forest of Eteryk to John Kerre (Roxburghe, p. 8). Wodeford 1357 WOODFORD. From the lands of the same name in the parish of St. Boswells, Roxburghshire. Jordan de Wodford witnessed a charter of Walter de Berkeley, c. 1170 (RAA., i, p. 38), and Walterus de Wudeford witnessed a confirmation charter by Alexander n apud Peebles, 1228 (RMP., p. 403). Robert de Wodforde sometime between 1285 and 1306 bestowed his whole property of Wodfordehous in the territory of Lessedewyne upon the monks of Melrose (Melros, p. 320), and in 1296 he rendered homage for his possessions (Bain, n, p. 199). A later Robert de Woddeford witnessed a charter by Sirildis Saddeler, c. 1330 (Kelso, 491), and is also a witness to several other charters in the same record in 1354 (ibid., 496, 498, 499, 500). As Robert de Vodford, daminus ejusdem, he was a charter witness in 1338 (Dryburgh, 261), and in 1358 he witnessed the grant of the forest of Eteryk to John Kerre (Roxburghe, p. 8). Wodeford 1357 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Woodford Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Woodford 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 Woodford family tree.
Explore Woodford Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Woodford family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Woodford family.
Research the Woodford surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Woodford Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2852 people with the Woodford surname in the UK? Woodford is now ranked number 1882 for popularity in the UK. |
Woodford Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Woodford family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Woodford data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Woodford family and people looking to contact living Woodford relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Woodford surname in the USA? Woodford is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Woodford Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Woodford family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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