Craigie Family Tree research resources
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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.
Craigie records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Craigie family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References
"CRAIGIE. Of local or territorial origin from lands of the name in Ayrshire, West Lothian, Angus, and Perthshire. Johan de Cragyn of Linh'thgowshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears device of a winged griffin respecting, S' loh'is de Cragvli (Bain, n, p. 185, 200). Cragvli seems really to be = Craigielea, and Agnew says the property was carried by the heiress to Wallace of Riccarton. Brice de Cragy was burgess of Edinburgh, 1317 (SCM., v, p. 7), and John de Cragy was witness there, 1362 (Egiaii, p. 8). John de Cragy who obtained charter of the lands of Merchamstom (nowMerchiston),Edinburgh,in 1367 (RMS., i, 267) may be the John de Craigie who rendered homage to Robert m in 1371 (APS., i, p. 546b). Alexander de Cragy who was bailie of the Templelands of St. John, 1429 (Ayr, p. 83), and Alexander de Cragy who sold die lands of Orchardefelde in 1430 (RMS., n, 180) may be same person. Persons of this name early made their way to Orkney, where John de Krage appears as one of the prominent men in 1427 (Oppressions, p. 107), and Craigie of Gearsay were a family of long standing in the islands. Sir William A. Craigie, one of the editors-in-chief of the Oxford English dictionary is the best known of the name. Craggy 1700, Cragye 1488, Kraghe 1424. Cf. CRAICEN. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Craigie Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Craigie 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 Craigie family tree.
Investigate Craigie Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Craigie family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Craigie family.
Research the Craigie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Craigie Military records.
Craigie Family Tree Databases
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Investigate MyTrees for information on the Craigie family and people looking to contact living Craigie relations.
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Miscellaneous Craigie Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Craigie 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 Craigie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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