Researching Malcolm Swift
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9249 people with the Swift surname? In that year Swift was ranked number 443 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Malcolm means "A Dove" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Malcolm Swift on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Malcolm Swift 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Malcolm Swift and the Swift Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swift 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 Swift family tree.
Study Parish Records for Malcolm Swift at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Malcolm Swift using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Malcolm Swift.
Research the Swift surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Swift Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 12186 people with the Swift surname in the UK? Swift is now ranked number 467 for popularity in the UK. |
Swift Family Tree 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 Malcolm Swift.
Study MyTrees for information on the Swift family and people looking to contact living Swift relations.
Check out One Great Family for Swift records submitted by people who are already researching the Swift Family Tree.
Find Malcolm Swift from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Swift 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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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Swift surname in the USA? Swift is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Swift Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Malcolm Swift. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Malcolm Swift
Malcolm Swift
Malcolm Swift (born 21 April 1974) is a former English cricketer. Swift was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Southport, Lancashire.
Swift made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1998 against Wales Minor Counties. He represented the county in one further Championship match against Berkshire, which also came in 1998. Swift also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. His debut in that competition came against Herefordshire in 1998. From 1998 to 1999, he represented the county in 3 further Trophy matches, the last of which came against the Warwickshire Cricket Board.
Swift also represented Wiltshire in a single List A match against Herefordshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. In his only List A match he scored 17 runs.
Swift is still playing cricket, now representing Ainsdale cricket club who play in the Liverpool Competition and are from a village near Southport.
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