Macfarland Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 40 people with the Macfarland surname? In that year Macfarland was ranked number 3539 for popularity in the UK. |
Macfarland records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"MACFARLAN, MACFARLANE, MACFARLAND, MACFABLIN, MACPARLAN, MACPAHLAND, MACPARLANE, MACPABLIN, MACPHARLATN. 0 Gaelic MacPharlain, 'son of Parian,' from O.Irish Partholon (see BARTHOLOMEW). Malcolm Mcpharlane was one of the witnesses to a charter by Ywar Cambell of Strachur to Duncan, earl of Leuenax c. 1385 (HP., rv, p. 18), and in 1395 Duncan filius Malcolm Makfarlane had a charter from Duncan, earl of Levenax (Leucnax, p. 64). Andrew M'Farlane of Aracher was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow gratis in 1577 (Burgesses). "The ancestor of the Macfarlanes of Kirkton was George Macfarlane of Markinch, second son to Andrew Macfarlane of that Ilk, in the reign of King James v. George having sold the foirsaid lands of Markinch, went afterwards and settled in the north Highlands amongst his namesakes the Macfarlunes, promiscuously called in the Irish [i.e. Gaelic] language, M'Allans, Allanach, or Clan Allan i.e. the posterity of Allan, because of their descent from Allan Macfarlane, younger son to one of the lairds of Macfarlane, who settled in Strathdonn, Aberdeenshire, several centuries ago. From him are descended the families of Auchorrachan, Balnengown, Lismurdie, &c., as also several others in Braemar and Strathspey" (Nimmo, History of Stirlingshire, 3. ed., 1880, p. 100). Robert Macfarlane (1815-1883), bom in Rutherglen, was for seventeen years editor of the Scientific American. Makfarland and Makferlande 1546, M' 'Farleu 1603, Mcfarling 1668, M'Farling 1663, Makferlan 1529, McKfarlen 1728, McFerlane 1812, MacPharheline 1610. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Macfarland Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Macfarland 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 Macfarland family tree.
Explore Macfarland Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Macfarland family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Macfarland family.
Research the Macfarland surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Macfarland Military records.
Macfarland Family Tree Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Macfarland family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Macfarland data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Macfarland family and people looking to contact living Macfarland relations.
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Miscellaneous Macfarland Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Macfarland 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 Macfarland surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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