Kidd Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Kidd Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6096 people with the Kidd surname? In that year Kidd was ranked number 690 for popularity in the UK. |
Kidd records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kidd 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Historical References
"KID, KIDD, KYD, Kvim. An old Angus surname in Dundee and Arbroath. (1) It may be from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Cydd(a) or Cydd(i). Cf. Gilchrist Kide who held land near river Nethan, 1180-1203 (Kelso, 110). (2) The name, however, is more probably a diminutive of Christopher. Robertus Kyd de Dunde is mentioned in 1357 (CDE., 6). The seal of Andrew Kyde is appended to instrument of 1473 (Seals Svpp., 590). Sande Kid and Thome Kyd Vallit Baity Kid' were summoned to attend an inquest at Furfar, 1450, and John Kyd and Nychol Kyd appear in Brechin in same year (REB., i, 147, 152). Cristiane Kydde, son and heir of Roger Cissor, held part of the land of Langforgrunde in the sheriffdom of Perth, 1470 (RMS., n, 452). Alexander Kyd held a land in Aberdeen, 1492 (REA., i, p. 331). The Kyd family appears repeatedly in the burgh records of Dundee from 1520 up to the present day (Wedd., p. 195). Alexander Kid was 'chanoun of our Soueran Lordis chapelT in Stirling, 1530 (SBR., U~1, 266), William Kyd was burgess of , 1563 (Methven, p. 66), Robert Kyd was portioner of Nethermains, 1571 (Retours, Ayr, 708), and William Kyd was retoured heir of Robert Kyd, son of Master James Kyd of Craigie, in lands in the parish of Alloa (Inquis.J. 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kidd Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kidd 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 Kidd family tree.
Look at Kidd Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kidd family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Kidd family.
Research the Kidd surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kidd Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 8149 people with the Kidd surname in the UK? Kidd is now ranked number 721 for popularity in the UK. |
Kidd Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Kidd family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kidd data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Kidd family and people looking to contact living Kidd relations.
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Kidd Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Kidd surname in the USA? Kidd is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kidd Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kidd 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 Kidd surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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