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1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Colliar records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COLLIER, COLLIAR, COLYEAH. The word 'collier' originally meant a charcoal-burner and not, as now, a coal-miner. John Colzear was piper in Dunfermline in 1582 (Dunfermline), and another John Coilzear was retoured heir of John Coilzear de Lochgellie his father in 1606 (Retours, Fife, 163). Major David Coolyear referred to in 1667 (Braces of Airth, p. xxvi) is doubtless the Major David Robertson alias Collyar in the parish of Tillicoultrie mentioned in 1671 (Dunblane). This major may be the person referred to by Macfarlane: "A Robertson a Branch from the family of Strowan Changed his name from Robertson to Collier having got out of Scotland to Holland for a Slaughter in a Collier Ship from Culross to Holland... Settled there and called himself Collier he came to be a Collonell in the Service of the States" (Macfarlane, n, p. 314-315). William Coalyear in Craigiewafl, 1674 (Edin. App.). Colyeer 1679, Colzear 1563 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Colliar Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colliar 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 Colliar family tree.
Look at Colliar Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Colliar family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Colliar family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Colliar family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Colliar family.
Research the Colliar surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Colliar Military records.
Colliar Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Colliar Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Colliar 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 Colliar surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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