Yair Family Tree research resources
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Yair records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"YAIR. John de Zare in record, 1394 (Cambus., 17). Sir John Yare, chaplain of the altar of St. Michael in Stirling in 1471, was present at the redemption of the lands of Easter Leckie in the following year (Sc. Ant., x, p. 62; SBR.). Thomas Yar or Yare was a prominent merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1473 (ALHT., i, p. Iviii), and had safe conducts granted him to travel in England in 1473 and 1484 (Bain, iv, 1407, 1411, 1503). In 1480-81 there is record of a grant "octo bovatis terrarum de Halys" in the regality of Musselburgh confirmed to Thomas share or Yhar and his wife (RD., p. 371). John of Yair was deacon of craft in Stirling, 1522 (SBR., p. 275), Jacobus Yair, a charter witness in Perth, 1523 (Scon, p. 203), John Yair, son to umquhile James Yair, had a feu of the lands of Balquhormok in 1585 (ibid., p. 225), David Zair is recorded as a chapman in 1592 (Sc. Anf., vi, p. 168), and William Zair was burgess and guild brother of Glasgow, 1621 (Burgesses). Yhar 1485, Zar and Zayr 1511. From Yair in Selkirk parish, Selkirkshire. YAIR. John de Zare in record, 1394 (Cambus., 17). Sir John Yare, chaplain of the altar of St. Michael in Stirling in 1471, was present at the redemption of the lands of Easter Leckie in the following year (Sc. Ant., x, p. 62; SBR.). Thomas Yar or Yare was a prominent merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1473 (ALHT., i, p. Iviii), and had safe conducts granted him to travel in England in 1473 and 1484 (Bain, iv, 1407, 1411, 1503). In 1480-81 there is record of a grant "octo bovatis terrarum de Halys" in the regality of Musselburgh confirmed to Thomas share or Yhar and his wife (RD., p. 371). John of Yair was deacon of craft in Stirling, 1522 (SBR., p. 275), Jacobus Yair, a charter witness in Perth, 1523 (Scon, p. 203), John Yair, son to umquhile James Yair, had a feu of the lands of Balquhormok in 1585 (ibid., p. 225), David Zair is recorded as a chapman in 1592 (Sc. Anf., vi, p. 168), and William Zair was burgess and guild brother of Glasgow, 1621 (Burgesses). Yhar 1485, Zar and Zayr 1511. From Yair in Selkirk parish, Selkirkshire. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Yair Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Yair 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 Yair family tree.
Investigate Yair Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Yair family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Yair family records.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Yair family.
Research the Yair surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Yair Military records.
Yair Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Yair Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Yair family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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