Callander Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 610 people with the Callander surname? In that year Callander was ranked number 2969 for popularity in the UK. |
Callander records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Callander 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Historical References
"CALLANDER, CALLENDAH, CAIXENDER. From the old lands or barony of Callander in Perthshire. Alwyn de Calyntyr witnessed a grant by Maldoueny, earl of Lennox to Stephen de Blantyr c. 1248 (Levenax, p. 36). The forename would suggest that the Calyntyrs were a branch of the family of the earls of Levenax. Richard Callender was constable of Stirling Castle in 1282. A later Alewyn de Calantir (Kalentyn) of the county of Stirling, and Sir John de Calentyr, knight, his father rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 196, 211). From an inquisition of 1303-4 (Bain, n, 1457) Alewyn is shown to be the son and nearest Tiaire' of Sir John, being twenty-eight years old in that year. John of Calenter witnessed Elphinston charters of c. 134041 (Elphirutone, i, p. 6; n, p. 221). John de Callenter was one of the burgesses of Stirling who attacked the cruives and fishings of the abbot and convent of Cambuskenneth, c. 1366 (Gambits., 55). George Kallender was admitted burgess of Glasgow in 1631 (Burgesses). In Scotland this name is undoubtedly of territorial origin and not derived from the occupation of calendering or glossing cloth (French calendricr). Callenter 1536. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Callander Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Callander 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 Callander family tree.
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Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Callander family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Callander family.
Research the Callander surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Callander Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 764 people with the Callander surname in the UK? Callander is now ranked number 3321 for popularity in the UK. |
Callander Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Callander Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Callander family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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