Pirie Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2143 people with the Pirie surname? In that year Pirie was ranked number 1753 for popularity in the UK. |
Pirie records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Pirie 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Historical References
"PIRIE, PniniK. (1) Most probably from diminutive of Peter through the French form Pierre. (2) It might also be local, 'at the pear-tree,' Middle English pirie, atte Pirye, but first most probable. A common surname in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff. Many generations of Pines have lived at Iriewells in the parish of Udny (AEL, p. 102), and there was an old family of Pyrrie in Paisley dating from the end of the fifteenth century. John Pirre was burgess of Glasgow in 1550 (Protocols, i), Adam Peirie, tailzeour in Inverness, 1625 (Rec. /no., n, p. 165), James Pirie appears in Bogmyln in 1633 (SCM., in, p. 100). William Pirrhie was retoured heir of David Pirrhie in Nuik, 1602 (Retours, Lanark, 29), Agnes Pirie was accused of charming in 1664 ( (Alford, p. 56-57), Robert Pirrie, bailie of Paisley, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. xn, p. 383), and Janet Peirie was retoured heir in a tenement In Glasgow in 1695 (Retours, Lanark, 422). William Peirrie is in record in Torres of Luce 0 in 1729 (Wigtown), and another William Pirrie was member of the Huntly Volunteers in 1798 (Witt, p. 7). Perie 1589, Pirrhy 1674, Pyerie 1601, Peirie, Perry, and Pirrhie 1686, and the spellings Pere, Peiries, Pire, Pirrie, and Pyrie are recorded in Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire. Cf. PEBRIE. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Pirie Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pirie 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 Pirie family tree.
Search Pirie Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Pirie family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Pirie family.
Research the Pirie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pirie Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3130 people with the Pirie surname in the UK? Pirie is now ranked number 1761 for popularity in the UK. |
Pirie Genealogy Databases
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Investigate MyTrees for information on the Pirie family and people looking to contact living Pirie relations.
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Miscellaneous Pirie Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Pirie 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 Pirie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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