Cregan Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Cregan Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 173 people with the Cregan surname? In that year Cregan was ranked number 3406 for popularity in the UK. |
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.
Cregan records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cregan 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Historical References
"CREGAN. From Irish MacRiagdin, son of Riagan, or from the form MacCriagdin, where the c of Mac is attracted to the name (Woulfe). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cregan Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cregan 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 Cregan family tree.
Search Cregan Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cregan family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Cregan family records.
Study MyHeritage for Cregan family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Cregan family.
Research the Cregan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cregan Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 506 people with the Cregan surname in the UK? Cregan is now ranked number 3563 for popularity in the UK. |
Cregan Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Cregan family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cregan data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Cregan family and people looking to contact living Cregan relations.
Search GENi for Cregan family records.
Find your Irish Cregan relatives on findmypast.ie
Cregan Forums
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Miscellaneous Cregan Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cregan 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 Cregan surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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