Kedie Family Tree research resources
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Kedie records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kedie family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References
"KEDDIE, KEDIE, KEDDY, KIDDIE, KIDDY. The ship of John Kede, a Scotsman, was wrecked at Holkham, Norfolk, England, in 1388 (Bain, iv, 381). John Kady in record in Dysart, 1577 (Dysart, p. 38), Margaret Keddie in Falsyde, parish of Roberton, 1623 (Lanark CR.), Dorathia Radie, heir of Alexander Kadie, tailor in Edinburgh, 1616 (Inquix., 629), and James Keadie, hatmaker there in 1635 (Edinb. Marr.). David Kedie in Weyms, 1630, James Keddie was bewitched there in 1639, and Robert Keddie was elder in Dysart, 1641 (PBR., p. 14, 141, 209). Alexander Ceddy was fined for straicks and ryot in 1664 (Stitchitt, p. 31), and Donald Redde in Moy, Caithness, to be apprehended as a rebel in 1670 (RFC., 3. ser. ni, p. 194). From (MAC)KEDDIE, q.v. The name of John Kede (1388) probably from another source. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Kedie ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kedie Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kedie 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 Kedie family tree.
Study Kedie Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kedie family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Kedie family records.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Kedie family.
Research the Kedie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kedie Military records.
Kedie Family Tree Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Kedie family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kedie data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Kedie family and people looking to contact living Kedie relations.
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Miscellaneous Kedie Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kedie 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 Kedie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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