Meek Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Meek Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3482 people with the Meek surname? In that year Meek was ranked number 1204 for popularity in the UK. |
Meek records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Meek 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Historical References
"MEEK. A family of this name held lands from the abbots of Cupar from the middle of the fifteenth century. William Mek had a tack of part of Cowbyr in 1457, Will Meyk was tenant of Coupergrange in 1468, and William Meyk was tenant of Balmyl in 1485 ( (CuparAngus, i, p. 132, 142, 237). Robert Meik was made burgess of Perth, 1545 (Mill, Plays, p. 265), John Meyk was a Blackfriar of Perth in 1549, and Susanna Meik is recorded in Dunfermline in 1584 (Dunfermline). John Meik in Blainnuckhill appears in 1676 (Retours, Linlithgow, 242), Margrat Meike was resident in the parish of Borgue in 1684 (RFC., 3. ser. DC, p. 567), and John Meik in Grange of Aberbothrie, 1695, and five more are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunkeld. Meik of Ledcassie (now Carsie) in Perthshire is reckoned an old family. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Meek Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Meek 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 Meek family tree.
Study Meek Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Meek family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Meek family.
Research the Meek surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Meek Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4735 people with the Meek surname in the UK? Meek is now ranked number 1244 for popularity in the UK. |
Meek Family History Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Meek family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Meek data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Meek family and people looking to contact living Meek relations.
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Meek Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Meek surname in the USA? Meek is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Meek Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Meek 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 Meek surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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