Castel Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Castel Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 87 people with the Castel surname? In that year Castel was ranked number 3492 for popularity in the UK. |
Castel records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Castel 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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Historical References
"CASTLE, CASTEL, CASTELL. Ricardus de Castello is mentioned in a charter by David i, c. 1142 (Neubatle, 18). Magister Peter de Castro witnessed a confirmation by Galfridus, bishop of Dunkeld, of the church of Madirnyn (Madderty) and lands of the Abthan of Maddimyn in 1238 (LIM., 72). Normannus de Castello, burgess of Dundee, witnessed Ysabell de Brus's gift of her messuage of Cragyn near Dundee to the monks of Lundors, c. 1240 (LAC., p. 42). John de Castro, a charter witness in Dundee, 1281 (HP., n, p. 223), Robert Castello admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1408 (NSCM., i, p. 3), and David Castell, wobster there, 1612 (SCM., v, p. 87). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Castel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Castel 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 Castel family tree.
Look at Castel Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Castel family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Castel family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Castel family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Castel family.
Research the Castel surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Castel Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 82 people with the Castel surname in the UK? Castel is now ranked number 3965 for popularity in the UK. |
Castel Family History Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Castel family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Castel data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Castel family and people looking to contact living Castel relations.
Study GENi for Castel family records.
Find your Irish Castel relatives on findmypast.ie
Castel Forums
Research the Castel surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Castel Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Castel 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 Castel surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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