Corrie Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 681 people with the Corrie surname? In that year Corrie was ranked number 2899 for popularity in the UK. |
"Local: from the town of Corrie in the Isle of Arran. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
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.
Corrie records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"CORRIE. From the lands of Corrie now included in the parish of Hutton-Corrie, Dumfriesshire. Hugh de Corrie witnessed a charter of a fishery in Torduf c. 1194-1211 (Holm Cultram, p. 35), and as de Com he witnessed resignation of land in Weremundebi and Anant within the same period (Bain, I, 606; Annandale, i, p. 1, 2). Radulph de Corry witnessed a charter by Henry de Grahame a. 1200 (RHM., 3). Walterus de Com and Nicholas de Corri witnessed a charter by the earl of Carrick c. 1271 (Annandale, i, p. 8), and Nicholas is recorded as steward of Annandale in that year. Walter de Corry or de Corri, cousin and one of the heirs of Helewisa de Levynton, rendered homage to Edward i for his portion of her lands held in capite, 1274 (Bain, n, 21). Nicol de Corry of Dumfriesshire and Sir Walter de Corri rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., p. 194, 206). Adam of Corry, one of the garrison of Loghmaban Castle, had a fiat of protection for one year in 1379 (ibid., rv, 280), and Harbard or Harbarte of Corre was one of the Tjorowis' for the earl of Douglas's bounds of the West March in 1398 (ibid., 504). Gilbert of Cony had a charter of the lands of Torduff and Dalbank in 1449 (Annandale, i, p. 13), and Thomas Corry of Keldwood, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., i, 3386). George Corry was retoured heir of Thomas Com de Kelwode, Ayr, who was killed at the battle of Fawsyde, 1547 (Retoun, Ayr, 2). John Maitland Corrie, archaeologist, died in Dumfries, 1940. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Corrie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Corrie 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 Corrie family tree.
Investigate Corrie Parish Records at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1024 people with the Corrie surname in the UK? Corrie is now ranked number 3082 for popularity in the UK. |
Corrie Genealogy Databases
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