Gurnay Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Gurnay Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
Gurnay records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Gurnay family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"GURNAY. Aleyn Gumay of the county of Roxburghe rendered homage for his lands in 1296. His seal bears a squirrel feeding within two squares interlaced and legend S' Alani Gorley (Bain, n, p. 199, 533). Of Norman origin, probably from Gournai-en-Brai in the arrondissement of Neufchatel. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Gurnay Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gurnay 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 Gurnay family tree.
Investigate Gurnay Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Gurnay family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Gurnay family records.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Gurnay family.
Research the Gurnay surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Gurnay Military records.
Gurnay Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Gurnay family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Gurnay data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Gurnay family and people looking to contact living Gurnay relations.
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Miscellaneous Gurnay Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Gurnay 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 Gurnay surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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