Downie Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3513 people with the Downie surname? In that year Downie was ranked number 1192 for popularity in the UK. |
Downie records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Downie 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Historical References
"DOWNIE, DOWNEY. Of territorial origin from the old barony of Duny or Downie (in 1331 Douney) in the parish of Monikie, Angus. The surname is still common in the district, and there was also an old Stirling family of the name. Downie is also said to be probably one of the oldest names in the parish of Kemnay (AEI., i, p. 24). The first of the name recorded is Duncan de Dunny who witnessed a composition regarding the boundaries between the lands of Tulloes (Tulloch) and Conon in 1254 (RAA., i, p. 325). Jervise's suggestion that the Downies were probably vassals of some lord, as the name is so rarely found in early record, is probably correct (Jercise Low Latin, p. 384). Alexander Downy or Douny held land of the abbot of Arbroath in 1330 (RAA., n, p. 7, 8), and Mury Dunny, forestaller in Aberdeen, is mentioned in 1402 (CRA., p. 383). Thomas Downy was burgess of Glasgow in 1550 (Protocols, i), and three years later an annual rent was sold by Peter Downy in the same city (ibid.). James Dewinny was chosen barlaw man in the barony of Urie in 1620 (Urie, p. 33), and Isobel Dewnie is recorded in Brechin in 1675 (Brechin). A genealogy of the Farquharsons claims that the Dons and Downies are descended from James Farquharson, grandson of the Ferquhard "who was called Don or Doun from his Brown Hair" (Farquharsons of Invercauld, p. 4), but as shown above the name was in existence before there was a clan Farquharson. Davenie 1628, Dewiny, Dewney, and Dewny 1621, Down 1760, Downe 1619, Downye 1565. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Downie Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Downie 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 Downie family tree.
Study Downie Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Downie family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Downie family.
Research the Downie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Downie Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4677 people with the Downie surname in the UK? Downie is now ranked number 1255 for popularity in the UK. |
Downie Genealogy Databases
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Search MyTrees for information on the Downie family and people looking to contact living Downie relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Downie surname in the USA? Downie is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Downie Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Downie 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 Downie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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