Macfergus Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Macfergus Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
Macfergus records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Macfergus family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References
"MACFERGUS, 'son of FERGUS,' q.v., from the unaspirated form of the name. Johannes filius Fergusii witnessed a royal charter of the lands of Dalmakeran c. 1316-18 (Annandale, i, p. 132). A charter granted in 1485 to the abbot of lona by consent of the Lord of the Isles and his council is witnessed by ... Colinus Fergusii [i.e. Cailean Mac Fhearghuis], domini cancellarius (Bardachd Ghaidhlig, p. 300). Moriee Macgulafuirgy, 1455, = Moricius Fergussi (HP., iv, p. 181, 184). M' 'Fargus 1575. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Macfergus Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Macfergus 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 Macfergus family tree.
Search Macfergus Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Macfergus family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Macfergus family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Macfergus family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Macfergus family.
Research the Macfergus surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Macfergus Military records.
Macfergus Family Tree Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Macfergus family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Macfergus data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Macfergus family and people looking to contact living Macfergus relations.
Look at GENi for Macfergus family records.
Find your Irish Macfergus relatives on findmypast.ie
Macfergus Forums
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Miscellaneous Macfergus Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Macfergus 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 Macfergus surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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