Researching John Craigie
Research the background of John Craigie using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Craigie on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Craigie in your 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.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
![]() |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for John Craigie. |
![]() |
Ancestry.com US records search results for John Craigie. |
![]() |
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for John Craigie. |
![]() |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for John Craigie. |
![]() |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for John Craigie. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Craigie ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Craigie Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Craigie and the Craigie Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Craigie 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 Craigie family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for John Craigie at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Craigie using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for John Craigie records.
Investigate MyHeritage for John Craigie information.
Search the LDS Database for records about John Craigie.
Research the Craigie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Craigie Military records.
Craigie Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Craigie.
Study MyTrees for information on the Craigie family and people looking to contact living Craigie relations.
Explore One Great Family for Craigie records submitted by people who are already researching the Craigie Family Tree.
Find John Craigie from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Craigie Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Craigie surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Craigie Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Craigie. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Craigie
John Craigie (musician)
John Craigie (born June 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and storyteller. Hailed as a "Modern-Day Troubadour" in the style of Woody Guthrie, Craigie's comedic storytelling style has been compared to Mitch Hedberg, while his music and commitment to living on the road has drawn comparisons to Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Pete Seeger.
He has performed with or opened for Jack Johnson, Gregory Alan Isakov, Todd Snider, Paul Thorn, James McMurtry, Shawn Colvin, Sean Hayes, Nicki Bluhm, Aoife O'Donovan, ALO, Shook Twins, Rainbow Girls, Avett Brothers, and Trampled by Turtles.
Source: John Craigie (musician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Craigie
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Caras Carass Carco Careaga Carek Caress Cargo Carico Caricoe Carik Caris Cariss Carisse Carous Carrack Carraco Carrasco Carreck Carress Carriaga Carriage Carrick Carrico Carricoe Carrigg Carrizo Cars Carse Carsey Carss Carucci Carucho Carus Carusi Caruso Cawrse Ceresa Ceresi Cerksey Cersey Chaires Chairs Charge Charish Chark Charke Charroux Cheairs Chears Cheers Cherokee Cherrix Chiarucci Chierici Chirac Chirco Chirico Chirozzi Chorice Chorik Chouris Chris Chrisco Chrise Chriss Chrissy Chrys Chryss Church Churic Ciraco Circe Ciriack Ciriacks Ciriaco Ciriacs Ciriak Ciric Cirieco Cirksey Cirucci Cohrs Corazza Corce Corck Corish Cork Corke Corrick Corris Cors Corsa Corsaw Corse Corsi Corso Corss Corujo Corus Courage Courcey Courcha Courcy Cours Course Coursey Crace Cracie Crack Cracoe Cragg Craggs Crago Cragoe Craig Craige Craigg Craigo Craigs Craik Craise Crake Cras Crase Crashaw Crask Craske Crass Cratch Crawshaw Crawshay Crayk Crayke Crays Craze Crazy Creach Creacy Creak Crease Creasey Creasy Crecey Crecy Creech Creecy Creek Crees Creese Cregg Crego Cress Cresse Cressey Cressy Creus Crewes Crews Crewse Creyke Criag Crich Crick Cridge Criscoe Crise Criss Crissey Crissy Critch Crix Croak Croce Croci Crock Croco croix Croke Crook Crooke Crooks Croose Crose Croshaw Crosi Crosio Croskey Cross Crosse Crosskey Crosswy Crotch Crouch Crouse Croux Crowch Crowche Crowsey Cruce Cruch Crudge Cruess Cruge Cruise Crus Crusa Cruse Crush Crusoe Crutch Cruwys Crux Cruz Cruze Curci Curcie Curcio Curksey Curras Cursey Curwick Curzey Cyriac Cyriacks Cyriak Cyriaks Cyriaque Cyriax Cyrus Czurak





Comments
Looking for information on a John Craigie in your family tree? Why not post a question here -