Researching Robert Wroth
Investigate the background of Robert Wroth using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Wroth on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Wroth 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.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Robert Wroth. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Robert Wroth. |
 |
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Robert Wroth. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Robert Wroth. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Robert Wroth. |
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 Wroth ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Wroth Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Wroth and the Wroth Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wroth 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 Wroth family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Robert Wroth at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Wroth using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Robert Wroth records.
Search MyHeritage for Robert Wroth information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Robert Wroth.
Research the Wroth surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wroth Military records.
Wroth 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Wroth.
Study MyTrees for information on the Wroth family and people looking to contact living Wroth relations.
Look at One Great Family for Wroth records submitted by people who are already researching the Wroth Family Tree.
Find Robert Wroth from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Wroth 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 Wroth surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Wroth Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Wroth. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Wroth
Robert Wroth (Guildford MP)
General Robert Wroth (27 August 1660 –4 February 1720) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1720.
Wroth was the son of Sir Henry Wroth of Durants, Enfield, Middlesex and joined the British Army in 1685, rising to the rank of Major-general in 1710.
He sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Guildford in Surrey for three separate terms. He held the seat from 1705 to 1708, and from October 1710 until his election was overturned on petition in February 1711. He was reelected unopposed at a by-election in 1717 and held the seat until his death in 1720.
He held public offices for life as a Clerk of the Green Cloth (from 1615) and a Clerk of the Household(by 1616).
He owned the manor of Worplesdon, three miles (5 km) north of Guildford. He married Knightly, the daughter of Humphrey Wyrley, of Hamstead, Staffordshire and had 2 sons and 3 daughters.
Source: Robert Wroth (Guildford MP), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wroth
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.
Waratah Ward Warde Wardhaugh Wardhaw Wardhough Warot Warratt Warret Wart Warth Warwood Weihert Weirdo Werrett Werrit Wert Werth Whearity Whearty Whereat Wherety Wheritt Wherity Wherrett Wherrit Wherritt Wherty Whiarty Whyard Wiard Wirt Wirth Woort Woorth Word Wort Worth Worthey Worthy Wortt Worwood Wraight Wraighte Wraith Wraithe Wrate Wrath Wratt Wrayth Wraythe Wreath Wrede Wreight Wride Wriedt Wright Write Wroath Wrought Wrout Wryghte Wryte Wuerth Wurth Wyard
Comments
Looking for information on a Robert Wroth in your family tree? Why not post a question here -