Cornfoot Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Cornfoot Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
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.
Cornfoot records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cornfoot 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Historical References
"CORNFOOT, CORNFUTE. Alexander Comefutt had a feu charter of a sixteenth part of the lands of Balcrystie c. 1570 (RD., p. 472), and Andrew Corfuit [for Coffuit = Comfuit] had a charter of confirmation of Balchristie linkis in 1601 (ibid., p. 501). David Corfitt was enrolled burgess of Dundee in 1602 (Wedd., p. 171), and Alexander Cornfut, portioner of Balcristie, was retoured heir of Andro Cornfut, portioner of Balcristie, "his gudger,' 'in the sixtein pairt of the toune and lantlis of Balcristie,' 1653 (Retovrs, Fife, 815). Janet Cornfoot or Corphat was a victim of the witchcraft superstition, being murdered in a horrible manner by the populace of Pittenweem in 1705. Probably a corruption of Comforth, the name of a place in county Durham. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cornfoot Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cornfoot 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 Cornfoot family tree.
Check out Cornfoot Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cornfoot family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Cornfoot family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Cornfoot family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Cornfoot family.
Research the Cornfoot surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cornfoot Military records.
Cornfoot Family History Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Cornfoot family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cornfoot data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Cornfoot family and people looking to contact living Cornfoot relations.
Check out GENi for Cornfoot family records.
Find your Irish Cornfoot relatives on findmypast.ie
Cornfoot Forums
Research the Cornfoot surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Cornfoot Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cornfoot 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 Cornfoot surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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