Researching Mary Coley
Dig into the past of Mary Coley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1779 people with the Coley surname? In that year Coley was ranked number 1970 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Coley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mary Coley 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Coley 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 Mary Coley and the Coley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coley 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 Coley family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Mary Coley at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mary Coley using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Mary Coley records.
Study MyHeritage for Mary Coley information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Mary Coley.
Research the Coley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2721 people with the Coley surname in the UK? Coley is now ranked number 1948 for popularity in the UK. |
Coley 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mary Coley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Coley family and people looking to contact living Coley relations.
Study One Great Family for Coley records submitted by people who are already researching the Coley Family Tree.
Find Mary Coley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coley 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 Coley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Coley surname in the USA? Coley is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coley Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary Coley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary Coley
Mary Francis Hill Coley
Mary Francis Hill Coley (August 15, 1900 – March 1966) was an American lay midwife who ran a successful business providing a range of birth services and who starred in a critically acclaimed documentary film used to train midwives and doctors. Her competence projected an image of black midwives as the face of an internationally esteemed medical profession, while working within the context of deep social and economic inequality in health care provided to African Americans. Her life story and work exist in the context of Southern granny midwives who served birthing women outside of hospitals.
Source: Mary Francis Hill Coley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Coley
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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