Coulthard Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1672 people with the Coulthard surname? In that year Coulthard was ranked number 2050 for popularity in the UK. |
Coulthard records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COLTART, COLTHARD, COLTHART, COLTHERD, COLTHERT, COULTHARD, COULTHART. 0 Explained as from Coltard = Colt herd, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) colt Thierde. of the Coultharts of Galloway a ridiculous genealogy has been published, in which the family are traced to one Coulthartus, a Roman soldier who fought in the battle of Mi ins Graupius! The local pronunciation in the Stewartry is Cowtart. Lower says probably from Coudhart, a village in the department of Orne, NE. of Argentan in Normandy. He says the name is no doubt territorial as it is written with "de" in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Alan Colthird witnessed the sealing of an inquest at Berwick anent a fishing on the Tweed in 1467 (RD., p. 359). John Colthird, tailor in Edinburgh, 1619 (Sasines, n, 51), John Coltart in Waistwood, 1627 ( (Dumfries), and Jean Colthart or Colthird in Kirkcudbright, 1666 (Kirkcudbright). William Cultert and Robert Cultert were residents in the parish of Buittle, 1684 (RFC., 3. ser. DC, p. 570), and James Colthird in Snaipsheid, 1663, and sixteen more of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Lanark. James and Michael Coutart were present at conventicles in 1686 (RFC., 3. ser. xm, p. 22, 23), James Coulthred was chamberlain of Crawfurdjohn in the same year (ibid., xn, p. 424), and Adam Coutert was witness in Ayr, 1687 (Ayr, p. 211). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Coulthard Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coulthard 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 Coulthard family tree.
Explore Coulthard Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Coulthard family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Coulthard family.
Research the Coulthard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coulthard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2141 people with the Coulthard surname in the UK? Coulthard is now ranked number 2260 for popularity in the UK. |
Coulthard Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Coulthard Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Coulthard family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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