Aikman Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 619 people with the Aikman surname? In that year Aikman was ranked number 2960 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Aikman records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Aikman 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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Historical References
"AIKMAN. No satisfactory explanation of this name is known. Lower suggested that it was a modification of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Agemund, Ferguson and Harrison derive it from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) /Ecemann, ' 'oakman' (sec+mann), Sir Herbert Maxwell (History of Dumfries, p. 297) finds its origin in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) ace manne, 'an infirm person,' and Dr. Henry Bradley suggested that the first element is perhaps ac, and that the name may possibly represent an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) dcumann, which Decame Acemann by later development, but a form Acemann is not known. The story told of the 0 officer who had command of the troops besieging Macbeth in Dunsinane Castle ordering his men to march to the attack with branches of oak taken from Birnam Wood, and on that account obtained the name of Aikman, is still an article of faith with some (. . Stevens, Stevens genealogy, New York, 1904, p. 87-89 ) though too silly for belief. Alisaundre Akeman of Lanarkshire who rendered homage in 1296 ( Bain, n, p. 204 ) is believed to be first of the name recorded in Scotland. His seal shows a fox, with paw raised, looking upwards, and S' Alexandr Acman (ibid., p. 186). The tombs of ten John Aikmans are said to be in Arbroath Abbey, and the surname is abo recorded in Orkney in 1575 (Oppressions, p. 4). John Hekman was bailie of Montrose in 1400 ( Stodart, n, p. 404). William Aikman ( 1682-1731 ), the portrait painter, sold the family estate in 1707 on leaving Scotland to study in Rome. Akman and Aykrnan 1505. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Aikman Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Aikman 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 Aikman family tree.
Look at Aikman Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Aikman family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Aikman family.
Research the Aikman surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Aikman Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 536 people with the Aikman surname in the UK? Aikman is now ranked number 3535 for popularity in the UK. |
Aikman Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Aikman Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Aikman family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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