Kilbride Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Kilbride Family Tree 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 303 people with the Kilbride surname? In that year Kilbride was ranked number 3276 for popularity in the UK. |
Kilbride records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kilbride 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Historical References
"KILBRIDE. From the town of (East) Kilbride in the Middle Ward of Lanarkshire. John de Kilbrid witnessed a charter by Florence, bishop elect of Glasgow, c. 1202-07 (RMP., p. 110), Reginald de Kelbride was appointed an attorney in 1277 (Bain, i, 89), and Gilbert de Kilbride of the county of Lanark rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, u, p. 204). Druwet de Kilbryde of the county of Are, who also rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., p. 213), may have derived his name from the small town of (West) Kilbride in the district of Cunninghame. Ayrshire. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kilbride Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kilbride 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 Kilbride family tree.
Investigate Kilbride Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kilbride family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Kilbride family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Kilbride family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Kilbride family.
Research the Kilbride surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kilbride Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 651 people with the Kilbride surname in the UK? Kilbride is now ranked number 3426 for popularity in the UK. |
Kilbride Family History Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Kilbride family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kilbride data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kilbride family and people looking to contact living Kilbride relations.
Explore GENi for Kilbride family records.
Find your Irish Kilbride relatives on findmypast.ie
Kilbride Forums
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Miscellaneous Kilbride Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kilbride 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 Kilbride surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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