Researching Jim Swire
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 299 people with the Swire surname? In that year Swire was ranked number 3280 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Swire on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Swire ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Swire and the Swire Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swire 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 Swire family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Jim Swire at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jim Swire using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Jim Swire.
Research the Swire surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swire Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 318 people with the Swire surname in the UK? Swire is now ranked number 3742 for popularity in the UK. |
Swire Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jim Swire.
Study MyTrees for information on the Swire family and people looking to contact living Swire relations.
Explore One Great Family for Swire records submitted by people who are already researching the Swire Family Tree.
Find Jim Swire from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Swire 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 Swire Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Swire. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Swire
Jim Swire
Herbert Swire (born 1936), best known as Jim Swire, is an English doctor best known for his involvement in the aftermath of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, in which his daughter Flora was killed. Swire lobbied toward a solution for the difficulties in bringing suspects in the original bombing to trial, and later advocated the retrial and release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the originally convicted suspect in the case. Swire also carried a fake bomb onto an aircraft as a demonstration of lax security.
Source: Jim Swire, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Swire
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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