Researching William Comstock
Delve into the history of William Comstock using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Comstock surname? In that year Comstock was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Comstock on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of William Comstock in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Comstock and the Comstock Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Comstock 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 Comstock family tree.
Search Parish Records for William Comstock at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Comstock using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about William Comstock.
Research the Comstock surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Comstock Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 11 people with the Comstock surname in the UK? Comstock is now ranked number 4031 for popularity in the UK. |
Comstock 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Comstock.
Study MyTrees for information on the Comstock family and people looking to contact living Comstock relations.
Look at One Great Family for Comstock records submitted by people who are already researching the Comstock Family Tree.
Find William Comstock from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Comstock 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 Comstock surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Comstock surname in the USA? Comstock is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Comstock Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on William Comstock. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Comstock
William Henry Comstock
William Henry Comstock (August 1, 1830 – March 9, 1919) was an American/Canadian businessman and politician.
Born in Batavia, New York, Comstock was educated in Flushing, New York, and on leaving school started work as a clerk. He started his business in 1854, William H. Comstock Company, Ltd., which sold patent medicine including Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, Dead Shot Pellets and McKenzus Dead Shot Worm Candy. He was a town councillor and mayor of Brockville, Ontario. He twice ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Brockville in the 1882 and 1887 elections, before being elected in an 1899 by-election resulting from the death of the sitting MP, John Fisher Wood. He did not run in 1900.
Source: William Henry Comstock, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Comstock
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