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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 280 people with the Edmiston surname? In that year Edmiston was ranked number 3299 for popularity in the UK. |
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Historical References
"EDMONSTON, EDMONDSTONE, EDMONSTONE, EDMISTON. The Edmondstons take their name from Edmonstone, the tun of Eadmund, near Edinburgh, their original home. The tun may have derived its name from Aedmund filius Forn, one of the witnesses to a charter by Thor filius Swani, c. 1150 (LSC., p. 11). They also settled in later times in Berwickshire and in Lanarkshire on lands to which they gave their name. Henry de Edmundistun who witnessed a charter c. 1200 by Henry de Brade (LSC., 57) is probably the first of the name in record. Henricus de Edmundiston who witnessed a quit claim of land in Swinis Keeth, 1248 (RD., p. 97), may be the same person. William, son and heir of Haldwin of Edmideston, resigned his land of Edmideston in the tenement of Biggar, 1322 (RHM.). John de Edmundston appears in 1368 (RMS., i, 281, etc.). The name was carried to the Shetland Isles c. 1560, and there was a family of Edmondston of Unst, of which the late Mrs. Saxby, the novelist, was a distinguished member. John Edmestoun made burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1612 (Burgesses), Ursilla Edmesson in record in Windhouse, 1648 (Shetland), and Andrew Edmestoun was notary in Lauder, 1650 (RRM., i, p. 127). Eadmundston 1338, Edemeston 1605, Edmestoune (of that Ilk), See also EDMESTON. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Edmiston Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Edmiston 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 Edmiston family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 376 people with the Edmiston surname in the UK? Edmiston is now ranked number 3687 for popularity in the UK. |
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Miscellaneous Edmiston Databases
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