Selkirk Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Selkirk 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 560 people with the Selkirk surname? In that year Selkirk was ranked number 3019 for popularity in the UK. |
Selkirk records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Selkirk 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Historical References
"SELKIRK, SELCRAIC, SELKRIC. Of local origin from the town of Selkirk. Thomas de Selghkirk rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.). Hugh de Selkyrk was a burgess of Edinburgh in 1368 and following years (RMS., i, 242), and in 1400 mention is made of a land there belonging to Peter de Selkirk (Egidii, p. 37). James Selkrig was town officer in Edinburgh in 1567 (MCM., n, p. 303), and another James Selkrig was a tobacco-cutter there in 1684 (BOEC., rx, p. 157). William Selkrig, maltman in Glasgow, 1580 (Burgesses). Jhone Selkreg was tenant in the barony of Glasgow in 1515 (Rental), and William Selkrigg was minister of Glenholm, 1679-90. John Silkrigg, late in Cairns of Endrigg, 1731 (Kirkcudbright). Celcraig 1680, Salkirk 1789. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Selkirk Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Selkirk 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 Selkirk family tree.
Explore Selkirk Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Selkirk family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Selkirk family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Selkirk family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Selkirk family.
Research the Selkirk surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Selkirk Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 563 people with the Selkirk surname in the UK? Selkirk is now ranked number 3509 for popularity in the UK. |
Selkirk Family Tree Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Selkirk family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Selkirk data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Selkirk family and people looking to contact living Selkirk relations.
Check out GENi for Selkirk family records.
Find your Irish Selkirk relatives on findmypast.ie
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Miscellaneous Selkirk Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Selkirk 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 Selkirk surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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