Carfrae Family Tree research resources
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Carfrae records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"CARFRAE. A not very common surname of local origin, either from the lands of Carfrae in the parish of Garvald-Barra, East Lothian, or from the lands of Carfrae in Berwickshire. The name does not occur in any of the old charters or public records. Thomas Carfrae in Wyntoune frater german of quondam John Carfrae in Edmeistoune is recorded in 1635 and also Ninian Carfrae (Inquis. Tut., 524, 525). John Carfrae was author of a volume of poems, The Pilgrim of sorrow, published in Edinburgh in 1848. The place name is Welsh caer fre, "hill fort." "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Carfrae Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carfrae 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 Carfrae family tree.
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Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Carfrae family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Carfrae Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Carfrae Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Carfrae family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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