Corbett Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5868 people with the Corbett surname? In that year Corbett was ranked number 723 for popularity in the UK. |
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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.
Corbett records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"CORBET, CORBETT. A diminutive of French corbeau, a raven. The first Corbet came from Shropshire and settled in Teviotdale under Earl David in the first quarter of the twelfth century. He is said to have obtained the manor of Foghou which he held as a vassal under the earls of Dunbar (Chalmers, i, p. 499). Robert Corbet was a witness to the Jnquisitio of Earl David c. 1124, and to a charter by the earl to Selkirk Abbey (Kelso, 4). His son, Walter, acquired the manor of Malcarvestun and other lands in Teviotdale and made grants to the Abbey of Kelso, and gifted the church of Malcaruiston to the same abbey (Kelso, 12). Between 1179-89 he witnessed a charter by William the Lion (RMP., p. 89). The seals of Robert Corbet and of Walter Corbet are attached to charters of the lands of Cliftun granted to the Abbey of Melrose, c. 1170 (Seals, 202, 203), and the seal of Patrick Corbet, also appended to a Melrose charter of about the same date, bears a tree supported on each side by a lion rampant and in the branches two corbeau (ibid., 201). This device of the raven was afterwards adopted as the armorial bearing of several families of Corbets in Scotland and England. Nicholas Corbet was "in curia regis' at Berwick, 1248 (APS., i, p. 409, 410), and as Nicholas Corbeth he witnessed a charter de warenna de Muskilburg to the monks of Dunfermline, 1249 (RD.( p. 44). The Corbets ended in direct line in an heiress, Christiana, who died in 1241 and was buried in the chapter-house of Melrose (Chron. Matt.). Rogier Corbet of Roxburghshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal is a gem, "a warrior arming himself, shield at his feet, Sigillum Rogeri Corbet" (Bain, n, p. 200, 532). Adam Corbet of Berwickshire and Johan Corbet of Roxburghshire also rendered homage in same year (ibid., p. 207, 211). William Corbet was one of an inquest at Roxburgh, 1361 (ibid., rv, 62), and Donald Corbatt had a charter of the lands of Ester Arde from John of Yle, earl of Ross, 1463 (Clan Donald, i, p. 539). Till lately a family of Corbet possessed lands in Clydesdale. Corbat 1613, Corbart 1567, Corbert 1562. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Corbett Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Corbett 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 Corbett family tree.
Look at Corbett Parish Records at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 10005 people with the Corbett surname in the UK? Corbett is now ranked number 580 for popularity in the UK. |
Corbett Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Corbett Databases
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