Kyle Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Kyle 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 1665 people with the Kyle surname? In that year Kyle was ranked number 2054 for popularity in the UK. |
"Local: from the district of Kyle in Ayrshire. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Kyle records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kyle 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Historical References
"KYLE. Of local origin from the district of Kyle in Ayrshire. Walter of Kyle had a safe conduct into England in 1424 (Bain, rv, 970), Margaret Kile possessed a tenement in Glasgow in 1428 (LCD., p. 245), George Kyle appears as burgess of Edinburgh in 1538 (SCM.f n, E. 195), and John Kile and Thomas Kile were urgesses of Irvine also in 1538 (Irvine, i, p. 42). Robert Kyle who appears in record as bailie of Irvine in 1572 and 1590 (ibid., p. 56, 64) is probably the Robert Kyle, burgess of Irwene, who was retoured heir of Andrew Kyle, resident in Glasgow, in 1606 (Inquis., 259). James Kyll was a cooper in Edinburgh in 1662 (Edinb. Man.), and David Kyle, portioner of Lassudden, 1772 (Heirs, 363). The Kyles of Laurel Hill, county Derry, are of Scottish descent. Kyile 1556. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kyle Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kyle 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 Kyle family tree.
Explore Kyle Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kyle family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Kyle family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Kyle family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Kyle family.
Research the Kyle surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kyle Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3720 people with the Kyle surname in the UK? Kyle is now ranked number 1532 for popularity in the UK. |
Kyle Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Kyle family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kyle data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Kyle family and people looking to contact living Kyle relations.
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Kyle Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Kyle surname in the USA? Kyle is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kyle Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kyle 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 Kyle surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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