Transcriptions of original archives

These are transcriptions made by various Cree researchers of original archives.

Articles are copyright to the authors and to Mike Spathaky representing the publisher, Cree Surname Research. The holder of any original archive may have copyright in the text.

Permission should be sought for any reproduction of a transcript here and, if granted, a condition will always be that the original source and transcriptions are referenced.

Transcriptions of wills and testaments are in the Wills Sub-section.

List of transcriptions.

Notes on Irish records (researched and transcribed by Trevor Cree) - These records should help many Irish Cree families to trace their ancestors.

References to the surname Cree (and variants) in Scotland before 1572 - These early documents show us early Scottish spellings of our surname and also give clues to the origins of the name.

Scottish documents from 1560 - These documents relate to early post-reformation individuals bearing the surname Cree or its spelling variants.

References to the surname Cree (and variants) in England before 1537 - These early documents show us early spellings of our surname in England and also give clues to the origins of the name.

Letters to an Emigrant - A set of letters written from 1845 to 1870 to Joseph H Cree who had migrated from England to America. The letters are mainly from family members back in England.

John Cree, Merchant of Dacca - Here you will find transcriptions of number of documents which throw light on the life of this Dublin-born, free East India merchant.