Cairncross Family Tree research resources
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Cairncross records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"CAIRNCROSS, CABNCBOSS. The name appears in Nisbet ( by metethesis ) as Crynecross. From the lands of the same name in the old barony of Glenesk in Angus. In old charters the name was sometimes Latinized 'Carnea Crux.' Sometime before 1325 Duncan de Caryncros appears as witness in a charter by Henry de Maule, lord of Panmure (Panmure, n, 159), and Henri of Carnecors was a charter witness in 1388 (Bamff, p. 22). John de Carincors who served on an inquisition made at Forfar in 1438 (RAA., n, p. 545) may be the John de Karyncorss who was one of an inquest made at Brechin in 1450 (REB., n, 79). Thomas Carncors was a burgess of Dundee in 1459 (RAA., n, 129), Nichol Carncorse was a bailie of Edinburgh in 1518 and dean of guild in 1530 (EBR., 174; MCM., n, p. 107). William Carnecors of Colmislie had a grant of the lands of Eister Rarechye in the earldom of Ross in 1550 (RMS., rv, 446), Robert Karnecors was a witness in Feme in 1545 (Laing, 495), and in 1571 sentence of forfeiture was passed against Robert Caimcorse of Clumislie (EHur. Occ., p. 244), probably a son of the forementioned William Carnecors. A 'dour' was "bocht from Jeillis Caimcorss' in Urie in 1614 ( Urie, p. 14), and James Camiecroce was bailie of Sanquhar before 1687 (Dumfries). This surname is said now to be represented in Cairns and Cross, which have been adopted in its place (Aberdeen Journal Notes and queries, n, p. 55 ) . Caimcrose 1658, Caimecroice and Cairnecroce 1662, Camecroce 1633, Carnross 1595, Kernecrose 1597 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cairncross Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cairncross 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 Cairncross family tree.
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Cairncross Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Cairncross Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cairncross family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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