Skene Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 734 people with the Skene surname? In that year Skene was ranked number 2846 for popularity in the UK. |
Skene records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Skene 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Historical References
"SKENE, SKEEN, SKEENE. Of territorial origin from the lands of Skene, Aberdeenshire, erected into a barony in 1317 in favor of Robert de Skene. The first record of the name is in 1296 when Johan de Skene of the county of EdneImrk and Johan de Skene of the county of Aberdene rendered homage (Bain, n, p. 203, 208). The seals attached to the homage shows that the two Johns were one and the same person. The seal bears the device of a head of John the Baptist upon a charger with a hand pointing down (figured in Family of Skene, p. 10), and the legend S loh'is de Sceyn. Patrick de Skene, also of the county of Aberdene, also rendered homage in the same year. The seal attached to his homage bears three sgians or daggers, paleways as now borne, and S Patricii de Sken cl'ici [clerici]. Probably, like many other old families, the Skenes were hereditary possessors of the church of Skene, a vicarage dependent upon the church of Kinkell, and toolc their name from it. This supposition is rendered probable by the designation of Patrick as a cleric, and by the fact that in 1358 a Ciliane de Skene is mentioned (ER., i, p. 552) who is probably a descendant of the John de Skene who bore the head of John the Baptist on his seal. Ciliane, in Gaelic Gitteoin, is an ecclesiastical name meaning 'servant of (S.) John.' The family enjoyed the estate of Skene from father to son, in nearly uninterrupted succession for more than five hundred years, but in 1828 the last direct male descendant died. Schene 13th cent., Skeen 1509, Skeene 1649, Skein 1601, Skeine 1509, Sken 1474, Skeyne 1594, Skine 1653, Skyne 1586. Skeyn and Skyen also occur. Some Skenes settled in Posen, and the name there appears as Skin, 1586. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Skene Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Skene 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 Skene family tree.
Explore Skene Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Skene family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Skene family.
Research the Skene surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Skene Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 831 people with the Skene surname in the UK? Skene is now ranked number 3260 for popularity in the UK. |
Skene Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Skene Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Skene family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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