Researching Florence Shinn
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 507 people with the Shinn surname? In that year Shinn was ranked number 3072 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Florence means "blooming" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Florence Shinn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Florence Shinn and the Shinn Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shinn 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 Shinn family tree.
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Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Florence Shinn using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 581 people with the Shinn surname in the UK? Shinn is now ranked number 3491 for popularity in the UK. |
Shinn Family History Databases
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Find Florence Shinn from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shinn Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Shinn Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Florence Shinn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Florence Shinn
Florence Scovel Shinn
Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871 in Camden, New Jersey – October 17, 1940) was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years.
In New Thought circles, Shinn is best known for her first book, The Game of Life and How to Play It (1925). She expressed her philosophy as:
The invisible forces are ever working for man who is always "pulling the strings" himself, though he does not know it. Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract.Source: Florence Scovel Shinn, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
--The Game of Life, Florence Scovel Shinn
Other names that sound a bit like Shinn
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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