Kinkaid Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 28 people with the Kinkaid surname? In that year Kinkaid was ranked number 3551 for popularity in the UK. |
Kinkaid records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kinkaid 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Historical References
"KINCAID, KINKAID. Of territorial origin from the lands of Kincaid in the parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire. Robert de Kyncade de eodem appears as witness in 1450 (LSC., 125) and 1451 (REG., 365). Patrick de Kynkad and George de Kynkad witnessed charters of lands in St. Leonard's, Edinburgh, in 1457 ( (Neubotle, 284), and David de Kyncade was bailie of Edinburgh in 1467 and again in 1493 (ibid., 299). Thomas Kyncayd de eodem witnessed foundation charters of the Collegiate Church of Biggar in 1545 (SCM., v, p. 308), and appears again in 1550 as Thomas Kyncaide of that Ilk (Protocols, i). James Kincaid, notary at Kilchoan, and his servitor Alexander Kincaid, appear in 1609 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 76). Kinkaid 1547, Kyncaid 1510, Kynked 1493. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kinkaid Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kinkaid 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 Kinkaid family tree.
Check out Kinkaid Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kinkaid family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Kinkaid family records.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Kinkaid family.
Research the Kinkaid surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kinkaid Military records.
Kinkaid Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Kinkaid Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kinkaid 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 Kinkaid surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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