Haig Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Haig Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1177 people with the Haig surname? In that year Haig was ranked number 2431 for popularity in the UK. |
Haig records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Haig 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Historical References
"HAIG. The first of the name recorded is Petrus del Hage, who witnessed the sale of two serfs, their sons and daughters, and all their progeny between 1162 and 1166 (Diplomata Scotte, 75). From the year 1412 the family of Haig of Bemersyde invariably used the form of Haig. Originally the name was in two syllables, Ha-ge, with the g sounded hard as shown by the spelling Hag-he (c. 1185). The name is in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) haga, an enclosure, yard, from the root hag, to surround. The word also survives in the modern haw (in hawthorn, Hawick for Haw-wick, and in haywaid, the hedgewarden). The old prophecy attributed to Thomas the Rhymer referring to the leading family of the name: "Tide, tide, whate'er betide, Therell aye be Haigs in Bemersyde," proved false in 1867 when the Haigs of Bemersyde died out. It has been said that the true reading of the prophecy is "Betide, betide, whate'er betide There'll aye be a hag on Bemersyde," alluding to the hae or thicket which covers and clings to the cliff from Bemersyde down to the Tweed. For a history of the family and name see The Haigs of Bemersyde: a family history, Edinburgh, 1881. Bemersyde was purchased from its owner and presented to Field-Marshal Earl Haig in 1921 as a gift from the nation. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Haig Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Haig 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 Haig family tree.
Study Haig Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Haig family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Haig family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Haig family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Haig family.
Research the Haig surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Haig Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1296 people with the Haig surname in the UK? Haig is now ranked number 2854 for popularity in the UK. |
Haig Family Tree Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Haig family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Haig data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Haig family and people looking to contact living Haig relations.
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Miscellaneous Haig Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Haig 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 Haig surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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