Kyd Family Tree research resources
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Kyd records on Ancestry
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Historical References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 Kyd Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kyd 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 Kyd family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kyd family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Kyd family.
Research the Kyd surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kyd Military records.
Kyd Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Kyd Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kyd 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 Kyd surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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