Clydesdale Family Tree research resources
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Clydesdale records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"CLYDESDALE. This surname, as might be expected, is not uncommon in Glasgow. In 1256 Jordan de Cludesdale during a quarrel was struck on the head by John Schaft and instantly killed (Bain, i, p. 397). Andrew de Clydesdale, Scottish trumpeter, attended Edward i from Strivelin to Yettham in 1304 (Bain, rv, p. 476). A payment was made to John de Clydysdall in 1358 (ER., i, p. 559), and in 1480 John Cliddisdaill, burgess of Edinburgh, had the fourth booth of "the belhouse vnder the stair" (EBR., p. 39). The tenement of George Clyiddisdaile in Glasgow is mentioned in 1550 (Protocols, i), Wilfiam Cliddisdaill was burgess there in 1583 ( (Burgesses), Jonet Clydesdaill appears in Carmyle, parish of Monkland, 1605 (Campsie), and Richard Clidsdaille was burgess of Dundee in 1662 (Brechin). James Clydesdale was married in Newbattle, 1939. Cliddisdale 1477, Clidisdaile 1552, Clydisdale 1549, Clydsdaill 1631. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Clydesdale Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale family tree.
Search Clydesdale Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Clydesdale family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Clydesdale family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Clydesdale family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Clydesdale family.
Research the Clydesdale surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Clydesdale Military records.
Clydesdale Genealogy Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Clydesdale family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Clydesdale data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Clydesdale family and people looking to contact living Clydesdale relations.
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Miscellaneous Clydesdale Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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