Researching Paddy Sloan
Investigate the background of Paddy Sloan using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2820 people with the Sloan surname? In that year Sloan was ranked number 1412 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paddy means "Form of PATRICK. nobleman" and is of Irish origin.
Records of Paddy Sloan on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Paddy Sloan 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 Sloan 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 Paddy Sloan and the Sloan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sloan 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 Sloan family tree.
Search Parish Records for Paddy Sloan at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paddy Sloan using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Paddy Sloan.
Research the Sloan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sloan Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 7299 people with the Sloan surname in the UK? Sloan is now ranked number 812 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloan 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 Paddy Sloan.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sloan family and people looking to contact living Sloan relations.
Check out One Great Family for Sloan records submitted by people who are already researching the Sloan Family Tree.
Find Paddy Sloan from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sloan 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 Sloan Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Paddy Sloan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paddy Sloan
Paddy Sloan
Joshua Walter Sloan (30 April 1920 – January 1993), commonly known as Paddy Sloan, was an Irish footballer and manager. Sloan played with English clubs such as Manchester United, Millwall, Fulham and Arsenal. He also featured for Italian sides Milan, Udinese, Torino and Brescia. Sloan as well played with clubs from Northern Ireland, Malta and Australia. He was a dual Irish international footballer as he played for both the IFA XI and the FAI XI. Sloan pioneered the way for the likes of Liam Brady and Robbie Keane by becoming the first Irishman to play in Serie A.
Source: Paddy Sloan, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Sloan
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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