Researching Mark Saunders
Investigate the background of Mark Saunders using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27467 people with the Saunders surname? In that year Saunders was ranked number 115 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Saunders on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark Saunders in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Saunders 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 Mark Saunders and the Saunders Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saunders 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 Saunders family tree.
Study Parish Records for Mark Saunders at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Saunders using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Mark Saunders.
Research the Saunders surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Saunders Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 37596 people with the Saunders surname in the UK? Saunders is now ranked number 117 for popularity in the UK. |
Saunders 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mark Saunders.
Study MyTrees for information on the Saunders family and people looking to contact living Saunders relations.
Search One Great Family for Saunders records submitted by people who are already researching the Saunders Family Tree.
Find Mark Saunders from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Saunders 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 Saunders surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Saunders surname in the USA? Saunders is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Saunders Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Saunders. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Saunders
Mark Saunders (police officer)
Mark Saunders (born 1962) is a Canadian police officer who served as chief of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) from April 26, 2015 to July 31, 2020. He was selected by the Toronto Police Services Board on April 17, 2015, to succeed Bill Blair following Blair's retirement in April 2015. Saunders is the first Black Canadian to lead the Toronto police and the second Black Canadian to lead a police force in Canada (having been preceded by Devon Clunis of the Winnipeg Police Service in 2012). Saunders stepped down on July 31, 2020.
Source: Mark Saunders (police officer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Saunders
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.
Sainter Sambataro Samter Sandars Sander Sanderbeck Sandercock Sandercroft Sanderfer Sanderlin Sanderman Sanders Sandersen Sanderson Sandor Sandredge Sandridge Sandry Santarelli Santer Santora Santore Santori Santoriello Santorini Santoro Santry Saunder Saundercock Saunderson Saunter Scanderet Scandred Scandrett Scandrick Scandrite Scandroot Scandwright Scanterbury Scenter Scenters Schindorf Schmedder Schmederer Schmeiderer Schmetter Schmetterer Schmidters Schmieder Schmittert Schmutterer Schnader Schnatterly Schneder Schneidar Schneider Schneiderhan Schneiderjohn Schneiderman Schneithorst Schnider Schnieder Schnieders Schnitter Schoenauder Schoendorf Schwander Schwandermann Schwender Schwentorus Scneider Seematter Seinturier Seinturrer Senator Senatore Senderling Senter Senterfitt Senters Shandruk Shindorf Sindar Sinderland Sinderly Sinderson Sinter Skender Smathers Smeather Smeathers Smether Smethers Smethurst Smetter Smetterer Smetters Smiter Smithard Smither Smitheram Smitherham Smitheringale Smitherman Smithers Smithhart Smithurst Smitter Smotherman Smothers Smuthers Smythers Snader Snauder Sneathern Sneider Snider Snodderly Snyder Snyderunion Sonderecker Sonderegger Sondereker Sonderman Sondermann Sondershausen Sounder Sumpter Sumter Sunder Sunderhaus Sunderland Sunderlin Sunderman Sundermier Sunter Swander Swentor Swinderman Synder Syndergaard Szendrei Szendrey





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