Researching Robert Service
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 727 people with the Service surname? In that year Service was ranked number 2853 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Service on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Service 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Service 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 Robert Service and the Service Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Service 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 Service family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Robert Service at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Service using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Robert Service.
Research the Service surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Service Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 905 people with the Service surname in the UK? Service is now ranked number 3189 for popularity in the UK. |
Service 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Service.
Study MyTrees for information on the Service family and people looking to contact living Service relations.
Check out One Great Family for Service records submitted by people who are already researching the Service Family Tree.
Find Robert Service from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Service 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 3038 people with the Service surname in the USA? Service is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Service Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Service. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Service
Robert Service (historian)
Robert John Service (born 29 October 1947) is a British historian, academic, and author who has written extensively on the history of the Soviet Union, particularly the era from the October Revolution to Stalin's death. He was until 2013 a professor of Russian history at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, and a senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He is best known for his biographies of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. He has been a fellow of the British Academy since 1998.
Source: Robert Service (historian), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Service
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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