Cleghorn Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Cleghorn Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 822 people with the Cleghorn surname? In that year Cleghorn was ranked number 2761 for popularity in the UK. |
Cleghorn records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cleghorn 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Historical References
"CLEGHORN. Of local origin from Cleghom in Lanarkshire. David Cleghorne witnessed a sasine of 1541 (Home, 252). James Gleghome was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1601 (Burgesses), and another James Gleghorne is recorded in Coldingham in 1635 (Louder). The home of the Cleghoms is' in the West of Scotland, but a group of families of the name flourished in the parish of Crarnond for several generations, and Robert Cleghorn, farmer, at Saughton, near Edinburgh, was a friend of Robert Burns. Clegome 1651, Gleghorne 1589; Cleggome. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cleghorn Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cleghorn 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 Cleghorn family tree.
Search Cleghorn Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cleghorn family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Cleghorn family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Cleghorn family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Cleghorn family.
Research the Cleghorn surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cleghorn Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 707 people with the Cleghorn surname in the UK? Cleghorn is now ranked number 3374 for popularity in the UK. |
Cleghorn Genealogy Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Cleghorn family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cleghorn data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Cleghorn family and people looking to contact living Cleghorn relations.
Study GENi for Cleghorn family records.
Find your Irish Cleghorn relatives on findmypast.ie
Cleghorn Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Cleghorn surname in the USA? Cleghorn is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cleghorn Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cleghorn family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Cleghorn surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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