Craik Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Craik Family History 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.
Craik records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Craik 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Historical References
"CRAIK, CIIAKE, CREYK. From Crayke, a village in Yorkshire. An old surname in the Lowlands. Three individuals of the name rendered homage in 1296: Henry de Crake of Dumfriesshire, James de Crake of Selkirkshire, and John de Crak' of Edinburghshire (Bain, n, p. 201, 209, 212). The seal of the latter bears a hound running, S' Joh'is de Crake (ibid., p. 547). Adam de Crake was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh, 1303, and Walter de Creyk leased two-thirds of the manor of Blakeder (ibid., 1435; ra, p. 37). Thomas Crac, a Scots prisoner of war in the Tower of London, released in 1413 (ibid., rv, 839). Individuals named Crak and Crake were admitted burgesses of Aberdeen, 1458 and 1513 (NSCM., i, p. 16, 45), Andrew Craik witnessed a 'letter of sesing of the hold of Dumdumach," 1453 (CAB., p. 541), and Thomas Creke, a Scot bom in Aberdeen, had letters of denisation in England, 1480 (Bain, rv, 1465). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Craik Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Craik 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 Craik family tree.
Study Craik Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Craik family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Craik family records.
Search MyHeritage for Craik family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Craik family.
Research the Craik surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Craik Military records.
Craik Family History Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Craik family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Craik data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Craik family and people looking to contact living Craik relations.
Explore GENi for Craik family records.
Find your Irish Craik relatives on findmypast.ie
Craik Forums
Research the Craik surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Craik Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Craik 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 Craik surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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