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Welcome to the first attempt at a web page for the Family of Trayner. Whilst studying Architecture at Edinburgh College of Art I thought it would be a good idea to see if I could find out more about my ancestors. I knew only enough to trace back four generations and thought that - whilst I had ready access to the college computers, I should contact a few people and see how much information I could acquire.

I have gathered quite a lot about the my great great grandfather Lord John Trayner. He was an Advocate in Edinburgh from 1858, and was for a time Sheriff of Forfar.

The Salvesens have also been quite easy to find information about being quite well known for their shipping company.

The trouble I have had was with anything further back in our tree (pre 1798), and the females directly connected to the family by marriage: Agnes Fraser and Adelaide Roddy who I do not know enough about to collect dates from Birth or Marriage sources anyway.

However, I will keep trying and we will see how far I get.

Thanks for visiting.
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It is believed that the Trayner family of the middle ages were herenachs (erenach originally meaning archdeacon), a hereditary title of one who manages the church lands and supports the clergy, a territorial ruler of sorts.

Gaelic Ulster surname MacThreinfhir; son of a strong man, or champion.  Anglicized "Traynor", also spelled Treanor, MacCrainor.  From districts Monaghan, Armagh, Dungannon.  Sometimes Armstrong.

MacThreinfhir; Traynor, MacCreanor ; lionmhar; Oirghialla, an Dun, Lu, an Mhi.
Trainer; more numerous, mainly Ulster (East) Ireland from MacThreinfhir = strong man.  A sept of Oriel (Armagh - Monaghan), also occurs as MacCreanor.

MacThreinfhir shield; on an Irish ancestry website and on an old Irish heraldry tea towel, shows the basis of our own shield as shown on this page (matriculated in Scotland).

"Az. on a fess between two esquires' helmets plumed chief and a frasie in base arg. a satire sa.  John Trayner, advocate, Edinburgh 1878."
Scottish Arms - an ordinary of Scottish Arms: William Green and Sons 1903, Edinburgh.
The shield shown above was matriculated in Scotland by my father - Peter Charles Trayner, in 1974 and is unique to him (only he is allowed to use this form of the shield) and it will pass on to my brother when he dies.  By scottish law there is no reason why I could not have inherited the shield had I been the eldest child, although in England females cannot inherit the coat of arms.



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Trayner Family Web Site
web site born 12.02.2002, last updated 27.10.2004
by Tanya Vivienne Trayner



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Trayner Family Web Site
by Tanya Vivienne Trayner web site started 12.02.2002, last updated 30.05.2007
Hine Tree
Tornquist Tree
Maxwell Tree
Alasdair's site
Alfred Lay Tree
This is a very rewarding website as I have made contact with lots of distant and not so distant relatives.  If anyone is thinking of doing the same there are a lot of sites to help and most people are only too helpful when it comes to researching information.  A good reference and well worth it is www.ancestry.co.uk which for a small and well worth it charge you can search the census, birth, marriage and death indexes for England and Wales (lots of catalogue searches and only charged more than one credit when you want to download the image of the document.  I would suggest people start with the 1901 census and work back, calculate who would be alive in 1901, what age they were, where they were born and who their siblings are and then search.  This information can then be used to leap back in 10 year slots.  Scottish information is now available on Ancestry but it is still not complete.

GOOD LUCK

(also available to search is
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk for scottish information, however it is not as easy to use as ancestry)
YIPPPPPEEEEEE the 1851 census is now available for scotland on the 'scotlands people' website
Just my luck, I have just searched the 'scotlands people' website and the entry I want to look at 1851 census 662/00 026/00 001 is not available!!!!!!
Will have to take a trip up to Glasgow and search the records office personally
YIPPPPPEEEEEE the 1841 census is now available for scotland on the 'scotlands people' website
Oh dear still no photographic image and the only possible link seems to have Trayner spelt Trainer and there are two other children in the family I do not know about Charles and Agnes?  I really need to see what is on the 1951 census to see if they connect.



Whilst on the site I checked for Lord Johns birth and it is not comming up, neither are either of his parents with the information I know....I really need the census entry to see where they are recorded as being born!!!
If you are just starting your own family reasearch a good step by step source and guide with links to the main sites for information is: http://www.genealogy-guide.org.uk./index.html
NOT THE ONLY TRAYNER FAMILY BUT THE ONLY ONE WITH AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE
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