Researching John Swinton
Delve into the history of John Swinton using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 617 people with the Swinton surname? In that year Swinton was ranked number 2962 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Swinton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Swinton in your 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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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Swinton 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 John Swinton and the Swinton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swinton 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 Swinton family tree.
Explore Parish Records for John Swinton at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Swinton using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for John Swinton records.
Look at MyHeritage for John Swinton information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about John Swinton.
Research the Swinton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swinton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 722 people with the Swinton surname in the UK? Swinton is now ranked number 3360 for popularity in the UK. |
Swinton Family History 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Swinton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Swinton family and people looking to contact living Swinton relations.
Check out One Great Family for Swinton records submitted by people who are already researching the Swinton Family Tree.
Find John Swinton from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Swinton 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.
Research the Swinton surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Swinton surname in the USA? Swinton is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Swinton Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Swinton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Swinton
John Swinton (journalist)
John Swinton (1829–1901) was a Scottish-American journalist, newspaper publisher, and orator. Although he arguably gained his greatest influence as the chief editorial writer of The New York Times during the decade of the 1860s, Swinton is best remembered as the namesake of John Swinton's Paper, one of the most prominent American labor newspapers of the 1880s. Swinton would also serve as chief editorialist of the New York Sun during two stints totaling more than a dozen years.
Source: John Swinton (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Swinton
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.
Saindon Sainton Saintonge Sammetinger Sandeman Sandham Sandieman Sandiman Sandman Sandner Sandney Sandom Sandon Sandtner Sandyman Santamaria Santamour Santana Santander Santangelo Santen Santianna Santiman Santin Santini Santino Santman Santmyer Santomassimo Santon Santoni Santun Saunton Scamaden Scamadin Scamadine Schendtman Schmeding Schmidhammer Schmidtmeyer Schmieden Schmieding Schoendienst Schondienst Schwanden Schwandner Schwendeneck Schwendiman Schwinden Sentance Senten Sentinella Sentman Sentner Senton Shanton Shenton Shinton Simodynes Sinden Sindoni Sintnicholaas Sintnicolaas Sinton Smeaton Smedmoor Smedmore Smeeding Smeeton Smeton Smetoun Smidmoor Smidmor Smidmore Smietanowski Smieton Smitham Smitheman Smithen Smithend Smithin Smithyman Smitten Smitton Smittoune Smoughton Smouten Smowton Smythin Snadden Snaddin Snaddon Snaden Snawden Snawdon Sneaden Sneathen Sneathing Snedden Sneddon Sneden Sneeden Sneethen Snethen Sniatynska Snideman Sniteman Snodden Snoddin Snoddon Snoden Snodin Snoding Snowden Snowding Snowdon Sondner Sondon Sumption Sumpton Sundeen Sundin Sundmaker Swanton Swentman Swinden Swindin Swindon
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