Squire Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Squire Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3551 people with the Squire surname? In that year Squire was ranked number 1182 for popularity in the UK. |
Squire records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Squire 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Historical References
"SQUAIR, SQUIRE. From 'squire,' a knight's attendant, one who bore the knight's shield. "A Knight ther was... With him ther was his sone, a yong Squyer." Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, prol. Thorn Squier witnessed a grant of the lands of Drumkerauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 347), and Johan le Squier of Whyhope of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, n, p. 201). Thomas Skayre, juror on inquisition at Perth, 1305 (Bain, n, p. 450), William Squier witnessed the homage of Duncan, earl of Fife to the abbot of Dunfermline in 1316, and in the same year appears as burgess of Dunfermline (RD., p. 235, 236). Michael Squier was witness in a dispute between James de Dundas and the abbot of Dunfermline, 1342 (ibid., p. 262), and William dictus Squyer was witness to a Perth charter of 1375 (Milne, p. 36). John Squyer or Skuyer was one of the masons who contracted in 1387 for the building of five chapels on the south side of St. Giles's parish church, Edinburgh (CDE., p. 14; Nisbet, Plates). Thomas Squiar appears in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 315), Gilcrist Sqwier had a safe conduct to enter England in 1424 (Bain, rv, 963), William Skyar (Sqwyare, or Square) who gifted "vnum antiphonarium" to the church of Aberdeen, died in 1439 (REA., n, p. 135, 204, 218), and John Squyer, chaplain in Dundee, is in record, 1452 (REB., i, 53). Thomas Squeyar in Inverness was fined in 1606 "for the vrangus trubling of Murdo Poilson," and "drawing of the said Murdois bluid with his steked naiff on his wisag and face" (Rec. /no., n, p. 34), and Alexander Square was nominated to pass upon an inquest in Inverness, 1686 (ibid., n, p. 342). Thomas Skair is recorded in Balnamoon, 1689 (RFC., 3. ser. xrv, p. 709), and Alexander Skair of Burnside, parish of Mennmir, d. 1751. John James Squires from Marnoch was killed in the first Great War ( (Ttirriff). Squear 1613, Skuyer and Sqwyer 1387, Squir 1644, Squyar 1630, Squyre 1628, Sqwyar c. 1500. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Squire Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Squire 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 Squire family tree.
Search Squire Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Squire family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Squire family.
Research the Squire surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Squire Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3806 people with the Squire surname in the UK? Squire is now ranked number 1501 for popularity in the UK. |
Squire Family History Databases
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Explore MyTrees for information on the Squire family and people looking to contact living Squire relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Squire surname in the USA? Squire is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Squire Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Squire 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 Squire surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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