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Gorrie records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"GORRIE. Curtailed from MACGOIUUE, q.v. Eleven persons of this name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, mainly in the parish of Foulis. The Gomes of Perthshire are said to be descended from some Macgorries who settled about four hundred years ago in the neighborhood of Logie Almond. Andrew Gorry in parish of Caterlinge, 1631 (Brechin). William, son of Donald Gome in Logiealmond, and others were charged with hamesucken in 1637 (RFC., 2. ser. vi, p. 463). William Gome in Culnaclich, tenant of the earl of Tullibardine, was charged in 1642 with the wrongful imprisonment of John McAgo (ibid., 2. ser. vn, p. 298). Thomas Gome was captain of the watch at Logiealmond in 1682 (ibid., 3. ser. vn, p. 638). This "Watch" or company was probably the earliest formed on 0 the Highland border; the Black Watch companies were not raised until 1725. The AFM. state under 835 that "Goffraidh, son of Fergus, chief of Oriel, went over to Alba to strengthen the Dalriada at the request of Cinaedh Mac Alpinn," a very early instance of the adoption of Scandinavian names by the Irish, and indicative of intermarriage. Gofraid 989 ( (Tighernach), Gothbrith 917 (AU.), Goithbrith 920 (AU.), etc. The name answers to Old Norse GufffroSr, a more ancient form of GuSroSr. It became a common name in the royal race of the Isle of Man, and in later Manx ballads is corrupted into Orree. As forename: Gorre McDonill VcGorre, 1582 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 135). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Gorrie Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gorrie 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Gorrie family tree.
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Miscellaneous Gorrie Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Gorrie family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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