Pettie Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 88 people with the Pettie surname? In that year Pettie was ranked number 3491 for popularity in the UK. |
Pettie records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Pettie 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Historical References
"PETTIE. A variant of PETTY, q.v. PETTY, PETTIE. Most probably from Middle English petit (Anglo-French petit, 'the little'). A local derivation from Petty in the shire of Inverness appears to be the source of the name in at least one instance. Johan Petyt of the Miernes, Lanarkshire, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 213). William Petyt was a charter witness in Ayr, c. 1340 (Friars Ayr, p. 10), and Master Duncan Petit or Petyt, archdeacon of Glasgow in 1395 (RMP., p. 92; EgfdU, p. 32), appears in the same year and in 1400 as chancellor of Moray (REA., i, p. 201, 205). Duncan Petite or Petyt was pretend of the church of Are in 1415 (Ayr, p. 9), Richard Petit was vicar of Stewynstoun in 1427 (ibid., p. 82), Robyn Petyt was witness in Ayr in 1471 (Friars Ayr, p. 54), and Patrick Pettyt was chaplain in the same town in 1476 (ibid., p. 55). John Pettit is recorded in Edinburgh in 1473 (CDE., p. 48). James Petie, indweller in St. Andrews, 1697 (Edin. App.). (2) Fergus de Pety in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., i, p. 213). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Pettie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pettie 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 Pettie family tree.
Study Pettie Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Pettie family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Pettie family.
Research the Pettie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pettie Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 137 people with the Pettie surname in the UK? Pettie is now ranked number 3913 for popularity in the UK. |
Pettie Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Pettie family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Pettie data can be verified or corrected by other users.
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Pettie Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Pettie surname in the USA? Pettie is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pettie Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Pettie 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 Pettie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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