Carrol Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Carrol Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1357 people with the Carrol surname? In that year Carrol was ranked number 2278 for popularity in the UK. |
Carrol records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Carrol 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.
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Historical References
"CARROL, CARROLL. From the Irish personal name Cearbhall. Duncan Carroll in Little Fandowie, 1653 (Dunblane). William Carrol and George Carrol served in the first Great War (Turriff). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Carrol Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carrol 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 Carrol family tree.
Search Carrol Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Carrol family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Carrol family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Carrol family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Carrol family.
Research the Carrol surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Carrol Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 321 people with the Carrol surname in the UK? Carrol is now ranked number 3740 for popularity in the UK. |
Carrol Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Carrol family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Carrol data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Carrol family and people looking to contact living Carrol relations.
Look at GENi for Carrol family records.
Find your Irish Carrol relatives on findmypast.ie
Carrol Forums
Research the Carrol surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Carrol surname in the USA? Carrol is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Carrol Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Carrol family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Carrol surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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