Eckford Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 302 people with the Eckford surname? In that year Eckford was ranked number 3277 for popularity in the UK. |
Eckford records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"ECKFORD. From the lands of Eckford near Kelso, Roxburghshire. Alexander de Hecford witnessed a charter by Alan, son of Roland, lord of Galloway, of the lands of Vlfkelyston (now Oxton) to the Abbey of Kelso in 1206 (Kelso, p. 202). Geoffrey de Ekkeford received confirmation of a charter of land in the village and territory of Home, c. 1250 (ibid., 508), and Richard le fiz Geffrai de Ekford of the county of Rokesburk rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 203). Wilzam of Hekfurde was "a clerk of gret wertu" in Glasgow ( (Wyntoun, Chronicle, v. 5, p. 395, S. T. S. ed.). John of Ekford, Scottish merchant, complained in 1358 that goods of great value were carried from the wreck of his ship at Cotum in Clyveland (Bain, rv, 26). The name occurs in Edinburgh in 1596 as Aikfurd (Edinb. Man.), and William Eckford was tenant in Keephope in 1765 (Louder). Aikfoord 1686, Eckfoord 1659. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Eckford Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Eckford 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 Eckford family tree.
Explore Eckford Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Eckford family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Eckford surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Eckford Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 286 people with the Eckford surname in the UK? Eckford is now ranked number 3773 for popularity in the UK. |
Eckford Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Eckford Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Eckford family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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