Eaglesham Family Tree research resources
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Eaglesham records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"EAGLESHAM. From the old barony of Eaglesham in Renfrewshire. Dominus Robertus de Heiglssam, chaplain, witnessed a confirmation by Alexander filius Walter! of his father's gifts to the church of Paisley in 1239 (RMP., p. 225). Barthelmeu de Egglesham, chapeleyn, was warden of the New Place of Seneware (Sanquhar) in the county of Dunfres in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 206). William de Eglisham, rector of the church of Dunbarny in 1300 (RPSA., p. 120), reappears as William de Egglisham, archdeacon of Lothian in 1316 (Neubotle, 147; Kelso, 310), and in 1323 as official of St. Andrews (RAA., i, p. 308). Henry de Eglishame was one of an inquest on lands in Aberdeenshire in 1335 (REA., i, p. 61). Thomas Eglishame and Fergus Eglishame, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., i, 3386). Magister George Eglischane, physician to King James vi, was retoured heir to John Eglischane, burgess of Edinburgh, in 1616 (Inquis., 632). In 1626 Dr. George Eglisheim published a curious book entitled The Fore-Runner of revenge . . . upon the duke of Buckingham for the poysoning of the most potent Kins, James vi." There is an account of the book in Calderwood's History, vu, p. 634-638. As Eglesame it is an old surname in the parish of 0 Ballantrae (Paterson, n, p. 87), and Hugh Egleshim appears in Knockreavie in 1784 ( (Wigtown). EAGLESON is a variant. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Eaglesham Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Eaglesham 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 Eaglesham family tree.
Explore Eaglesham Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Eaglesham family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Eaglesham family.
Research the Eaglesham surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Eaglesham Military records.
Eaglesham Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Eaglesham Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Eaglesham 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 Eaglesham surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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