Gair Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 793 people with the Gair surname? In that year Gair was ranked number 2789 for popularity in the UK. |
"An outcry, an alarm. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Gair records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"GAIR, GEAR. A descriptive name from Gaelic gearr, 'short.' Gair of Nigg was the name of an old family (Stodart), and there are still families of this name in Ross and Sutherland. One of the most celebrated of the name was the noted reiver and pirate, spoken of in Gaelic song and story as 'Mac Iain Ghiorr' (CG., n, p. 284). Tarmot Ger had a remission for his part in the hership of Kenlochow and Trouternes in 1541 (RSS., n, 3943). Alexander Gar was charter witness and juror in Dornoch, 1535 and 1545 (OPS., n, p. 639, 641). Alexander Gar in Meikle Terrall was witness to a Denoon of Cadboll charter in 1561. Alexander Gair in Stranarn was a retainer of Macintosh of Dunnachton, Inverness, in 1607. Ewin McVean Gair in Urquhart was fined for resetting Clan Gregor in 1613 (RPC., xrv, p. 629), and John Dow Gair, a Macgregor, was slain at Enzie, 1641. Thomas Gaire, "a chapman that carries a wallett throw the countrey," was made councillor of Cromarty in 1669 (RFC., 3. ser. ra). Andrew Gair was tidewaiter in Dundee, 1726 (Brechin). The surname Gair in the Shetland Islands may be from the Old Norse personal name Geirr, but it is more likely to have been introduced from the mainland like so many other Orkney and Shetland surnames. Robert Gyre in the parish of Nesting, 1625 (Shetland). Hugh Gair was a travelling chapman in Huntly, 1770 (Aberdeen CR.), and Iain Dubh Gearr Macgregor was composer of the "Reel of Tulloch" (Macgregor, i, p. 193). 0 GAIROYNE. A form of GABDYNE, q.v. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Gair Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gair 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 Gair family tree.
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Research the Gair surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Gair Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1099 people with the Gair surname in the UK? Gair is now ranked number 3016 for popularity in the UK. |
Gair Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Gair Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Gair family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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