Kinnaird Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 526 people with the Kinnaird surname? In that year Kinnaird was ranked number 3053 for popularity in the UK. |
Kinnaird records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"KINNAIRD. From the barony of the same name in Perthshire. The first of the name in record is Radulphus Ruffus, who received a charter of the lands from William the Lion, c. 1180 (Macfarlane, i, p. 52). Between 1204 and 1214 there is record of a royal confirmation of a grant by Richard of Kinnard, grandson of Radulf "Ruffus" (Laing, 3). Rauf de Kynnard swore fealty to Edward i at Kincardine in 1296. The seal attached to his homage bears a shield charged with a saltire, cantoned with four crosses, S' Radulf de Kynard (Bain, n, p. 184, 214). Richard de Kynnard of the county of Fyfe also rendered homage in the same year (ibid., p. 214). Reginald de Kynnard was one of the witnesses to a charter by John de Wardroperisthon, c. 1330 (SCM., v, p. 10). William de Kynard was burgess of Perth in 1428 (RMS., n, 109), another (?) William de Kynnarde was a notary of St. Andrews diocese in 1430 (Irvine, i, p. 24), Thomas de Kynnarde, a charter witness in 1431 (HP., n, p. 169), Andrew de Kynharde, a charter witness in Dundee in 1435 (ibid., n, p. 177), Alan de Kvnnarde granted a charter of the lands of Hifl, 1449 (RMS., n,), and William Kynnard of that Ilk is mentioned in 1546 (SCM., rv, p. 217). Erche (i.e. Archie = Archibald) Kinjerd was a tenant of the Abbey of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 524). Kynnaird 1618, Kynnerd 1591, Keneris (pi.) 1603. Other forms are Kinard (1643), Kynarde, Kynnart. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kinnaird Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kinnaird 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 Kinnaird family tree.
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Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kinnaird family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Kinnaird surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kinnaird Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1030 people with the Kinnaird surname in the UK? Kinnaird is now ranked number 3076 for popularity in the UK. |
Kinnaird Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Kinnaird Databases
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