Kinnear Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1453 people with the Kinnear surname? In that year Kinnear was ranked number 2204 for popularity in the UK. |
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Kinnear records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"KINNEAR, KYNNTJSR. From the lands of Kinnear near Wormit, Fife. Symon, son of Michael, gave a carucate of land of Cathelai to the church of St. Andrews. His grant was confirmed by King Malcolm rv (RPSA., p. 195), and King William confirmed the grant of Chathelach, with common pasture for twentyfour beasts, and eighty sheep, which Symon, son of Michael gave, and his son Alan confirmed (ibid., p. 212). The descendants of Symon took the name of Kinnear, and were the vassals of the Priory of St. Andrews in the lands of Kathlac, etc., which they held till the beginning of the eighteenth century (Lawrie, p. 448). Reginald de Kener witnessed gift of one mark of silver annually by Alexander, earl of Buchan to the Abbey of Arbroath, c. 1250 (RAA., i, p. 266). Simon, son of Simon de Kyner, made a grant of part of the lands of Kathlac to the church or St. Andrew which was confirmed by Alexander n, 1216 (RPSA., p. 292, 294). Sir John de Kyner rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, n, p. 169), Petrus Kynior was elected common councillor of Aberdeen, 1477 (Guildry, p. 189), John de Kynor was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1439, and Adam Kynnor in 1457 (NSCM., I, p. 5, 15). John Kynnier was retoured heir of David Kynnier de eodem, his father, 1543 (Retaurs, Fife, 2), and Joanne Kingzow in Brechin, 1600, appears again in 1602 as John Keingzer (REB., n, 231, 232). John Kenyr, charter witness in Inverness, 1536 (Laing, 403). Henry Kinneir of Kinneir was appointed commendator of Balmerino Abbey, 1574, and John Kinneir of that Ilk was bailie of the abbey (Campbell, Balmerino and Us abbey). Kenneir 1613, Kinner 1601, Kynnair 1598, Kynner 1527, Kynnier 1662. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kinnear Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kinnear 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 Kinnear family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kinnear family name using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1669 people with the Kinnear surname in the UK? Kinnear is now ranked number 2567 for popularity in the UK. |
Kinnear Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kinnear surname in the USA? Kinnear is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kinnear Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kinnear family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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