Researching Mark Pirie
Dig into the past of Mark Pirie using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2143 people with the Pirie surname? In that year Pirie was ranked number 1753 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Pirie on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark Pirie in your 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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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Pirie ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mark Pirie and the Pirie Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pirie 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 Pirie family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Mark Pirie at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Pirie using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Mark Pirie records.
Explore MyHeritage for Mark Pirie information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Mark Pirie.
Research the Pirie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pirie Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3130 people with the Pirie surname in the UK? Pirie is now ranked number 1761 for popularity in the UK. |
Pirie Family Tree 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mark Pirie.
Study MyTrees for information on the Pirie family and people looking to contact living Pirie relations.
Look at One Great Family for Pirie records submitted by people who are already researching the Pirie Family Tree.
Find Mark Pirie from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pirie 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 Pirie surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Pirie Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Pirie. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Pirie
Mark Pirie
Mark Pirie (born 30 April 1974) is a New Zealand poet, writer, literary critic, anthologist, publisher, and editor. He is best known for his Generation X New Zealand anthology The NeXt Wave, which included an 8,000-word introduction (1998), the literary journals JAAM (Just Another Art Movement) and broadsheet, a book cover photo series of tributes to famous rock albums, and the small press HeadworX Publishers in Wellington, New Zealand. He has authored or edited more than 40 of his own books and published more than 50 books with HeadworX, including work by New Zealand poets Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Harry Ricketts, Alistair Paterson, Riemke Ensing, Tony Beyer, Harvey McQueen, Andrew Fagan, Richard Von Sturmer and the Israeli author/painter/diplomat Moshé Liba.
Source: Mark Pirie, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Pirie
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.
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