Cargill Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1186 people with the Cargill surname? In that year Cargill was ranked number 2426 for popularity in the UK. |
Cargill records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"CARGILL. From the lands of the same name now a parish in East Perthshire. Walter de Kergyl witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Drumkerauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 346). Bernard de Kergylle received a gift of the lands of Leisington from William de Munificheth in 1283 (Oliphants, p. 3). Iwyn de Garghille of the county of Strivelyn and Wauter de Kergille of the county of Perth rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 205, 212). Bernard de Kergylle had a confirmation charter of the lands of Culmelly and of Aid Culmelly in the barony of Cusseny (Cushnie) in 1374 (RMS., i, 453). William de Kergill granted a charter in favor of the Friars Preachers of Aberdeen in 1401 (Friars, 23), and Symon Cargyl held part of Kethyk in 1457 and was tenant of Park of Newbyggyn, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, i, p. 132, 185). In 1481 a letter of denisation was issued to John Kergyll, clerk, a Scotsman living in Kent (Bain, rv, 1471), and Master Bernard Gargyl resigned the vicarage of the church of Banff in 1497 (RAA., n, 373). Patrick Cargil was a charter witness in 1498 (ibid., n, 394), and Thomas Camigill, who was appointed "maister of the gramar skwill" in Aberdeen in 1580, is mentioned again in 1585 as Cargill (SCM., n, p. 53, 64). Donald Cargill, a Covenanting preacher, was condemned to death for high treason in July 1681. In the fishing village of Auchmithie, Angus, in 1859, out of a population of 375 persons, 123 bore the surname of Cargill. Cargile 1545. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cargill Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cargill 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 Cargill family tree.
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Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cargill family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Cargill surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cargill Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1881 people with the Cargill surname in the UK? Cargill is now ranked number 2424 for popularity in the UK. |
Cargill Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Cargill surname in the USA? Cargill is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cargill Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cargill family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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