Stirrat Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Stirrat Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
Stirrat records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Stirrat 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Historical References
"STIRRAT, STJKHET, STTRHIT. Starrat or Stirrat was a once common surname in the parish of Dairy, Ayrshire. Of local origin from Stairaird (now Stirie) near Stair, in 1698 described as a 40s. land (Retours, Ayr, 696). Andreas Starheved resigned the serjandship of Lanark in reign of David n (RMS., i, App. n, 1341). John Sterhede appears in 1493 (CDE., 56), and Robert Sterhed was witness in Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 71). James Storrat received a charm in breade for ane blaink of ane ill eye, 1650 (Pottok, i, p. 354). James Stirrat (1781 11843), poet, was bom in Dairy. William Starratt was "deacone of the hamermen" of Stirling, 1656 (SBR., p. 222), Mr. Andrew Stirie was minister at Dairy, 1686, and Dorathie Stirrett is recorded there in the same year (RFC., 3. ser. xn, p. 355). Isobel Stirrat is recorded in Campbeltoun, Argyllshire, 1687. David Stirret in Glassell, 1735 (Aberdeen CR.). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stirrat Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stirrat 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 Stirrat family tree.
Check out Stirrat Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stirrat family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Stirrat family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Stirrat family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Stirrat family.
Research the Stirrat surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stirrat Military records.
Stirrat Family Tree Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Stirrat family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Stirrat data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Stirrat family and people looking to contact living Stirrat relations.
Search GENi for Stirrat family records.
Find your Irish Stirrat relatives on findmypast.ie
Stirrat Forums
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Miscellaneous Stirrat Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stirrat 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 Stirrat surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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