Lawtie Family Tree research resources
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Lawtie records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Lawtie 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Historical References
"LAWTIE. This surname takes the form " "Laitties of y Ilk' in Workman's MS. (a heraldic MS. dated 1623), but generally takes the form of Lautie or Lawtie in MSS. The lands of Laithis in Ayrshire, from which the surname is taken, were granted to the Fullartons on the resignation of Thomas Laithis of that Ilk, c. 1350 (Stodart, n, p. 190; RMS., i, 397). William del Lathes was juror on an inquisition at Lochmaben in 1347 (Bain, in, 1449), and William Lathis and Adam Lathis were witnesses in Ayr in 1476 (Friars Ayr, p. 55). Thomas Layse and Andrew Layse, sons of Adam Layse in Ayr, are in record in 1509, and Friar Andrew Lathis, son of Adam Lathis, resigned a tenement in Woodgate, Ayr, in 1518 (ioid., p. 75, 81). Adam Lawte witnessed a precept of clare constat at Coldingham in 1525 (Home, 35), John Lawta witnessed a notarial transumpt in Haddington in 1537 (James II, 21), James Lawtie was member of Scots parliament for Cullen, 1628 (Hanna, n, p. 502), and Mr. James Lautie was minister at Chimside in 1695 (Louder). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Lawtie Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lawtie 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 Lawtie family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Lawtie family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Lawtie family.
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Lawtie Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Lawtie Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Lawtie 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 Lawtie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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