Lami Family Tree research resources
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Lami records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"LAMBIE, LAMBY, L'AMI, LAMMIE. Diminutives of LAMB, q.v. "A name once of good repute as a native name in Angus, though those who bear it in modem times have sought a French origin, and spell it L'Ami" (Innes, p. 31). Henry Lambi was a charter witness in Dundee, 1281 (HP., n, p. 223). Gilbert Lamby and John Lamby were members of inquest made at St. Andrews in 1302-3 (Bain, n, 1350), and John Lamby was witness in Brechin, 1384 (REB., I, 20). Alexander Lambie had a charter from David n of the lands of Bernes in the barony of Crail, Fife (RMS., i, App. n, 932), and Liolph and Nigel Lamby were custumars of Montrose, 1372-79 (ER., n, p. 381, 406, 561, etc.). Liulph Lambie in 1401 witnessed a wadset in favor of Duthac Carnegy. 'Mariora Lammeis dothyr' and "Thome Lammeis wif were king's tenants in Strathdee, 1527 (Grant, m, p. 70). There were Lamies or Lammies of Dunkenny as early as 1542, and George Lammie of Dunkenny was a charter witness in 1628 (REB., n, 244). Andrew Lamby was one of those accused of part in the murder of Riccio in 1565 (RFC., i, p. 437), Silvester Lammie was laureated at University of St. Andrews, 1617, Sibella Lambie is recorded in Wester Futhie in 1613, Silvester Lammy in Montrose, 1730 (Brechin), and Robert Lambie, maltman at Deanfield, is recorded in 1772 (Campsie). The L'Amys who succeeded the Lambies of Dunkenny are merely akin to the old family in name. Lamme 1500/Lammee 1603, L'Amy 1401. There is also an old ballad of 'Andrew Lammie/ "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Lami Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lami 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 Lami family tree.
Explore Lami Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Lami family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Lami family.
Research the Lami surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lami Military records.
Lami Family History Databases
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Explore MyTrees for information on the Lami family and people looking to contact living Lami relations.
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Miscellaneous Lami Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Lami 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 Lami surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.





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