Christison Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 491 people with the Christison surname? In that year Christison was ranked number 3088 for popularity in the UK. |
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Christison records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Christison family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References
"CHRISTISON, 'the son of Christopher,' from the diminutive CHRISTIE, q.v. Christy and Chrystinus were used as equivalents of Christopher as a forename (Milne). Henry Cristeson held a tenement in Stirling in 1412 (Cambus., 210), Alexander Cristini (Latin gen.), burgess of Brechin in 1436 is probably the Alexander Cristisone or Cristysoun who appears as a witness in the same town in 1446 and 1447 (REB., i, 81, 105, 109; 11, 60). In the Scots text he is Alexander Cristysoun and in the notary's Latin note he is Alexandro Cristini. John Crysteson was burgess of Edinburgh in 1450 (EBR., 9), and the surname was common there in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Robert Cristison witnessed a sasine in 1458 (Neubotle, p. 246, 248), Alan Cristison was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1479 (NSCM., i, p. 28), Alexander Cristesone was member of assize at Cupar in 1521 (SCBF., p. 223), David Cristeson was presented to the vicarage of the parish church of Abirlcerdor in 1525 (RAA., n, 611); Robert Crystison was a friar of Culross in 1569 (Laing, 844), Donald Cristyson was burgess of Kyrkwaw in 1455 (REO., p. 191), William Cristesoune was fugitive from the law in 1531 (Trials, i, p. 155), and Andrew Chrystesone was retoured heir of John Chrystesone his father in lands of Wester Coudlands in the barony of Coudland in 1620 (Retours, Fife, 303). 'The name was common in the shires of Aberdeen, Kincardine, and Forfar, and was borne by many churchmen" (Stodart). Chirstison 1699, Chrysteson 1575, Chrystesone 1532, Chrystesoun 1635, Chrystesoune 1855, Chrystiesone 1643, Cresteson 1529, Crestesone 1522, Crestesoun 1526, Cristessone 1523, Cristesoun 1522, Cristesoune 1523, Cristin 1456, Cristisone 1494, Cristisoun 1526, Crystesone 1588, Crystesoun 1508, Crystisoun 1555, Crystyson 1525. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Christison Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Christison 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 Christison family tree.
Investigate Christison Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Christison family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Christison family.
Research the Christison surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Christison Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 399 people with the Christison surname in the UK? Christison is now ranked number 3665 for popularity in the UK. |
Christison Family History Databases
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Search MyTrees for information on the Christison family and people looking to contact living Christison relations.
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Miscellaneous Christison Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Christison family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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