Chaplain Family Tree research resources
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Chaplain records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Chaplain 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Historical References
"CHAPLAIN, CHAPLIN. From the office of 'chaplain' (Anglo-French chapelein, Church Latin capellaniu). Henry the chaplain and Humfrey the chaplain are charter witnesses in reign of Malcolm rv (Bain, n, p. 421, 423). John called Chapelayn, burgess of Aberdeen in 1271 (Fraser, p. 9). Henry le Chapeleyn of Roxburghshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal reads S' Henrici Capellani (Bain, n, p. 199, 532). Roger capellanus was custumar of Edinburgh in 1327 (ER., i, p. 82), and Alecia dicta Chapelane filia quondam Ade Chapelane, burgess of Aberdeen, is recorded in 1310 (REA., i, p. 40). Richard Schapillayn or Schapellayn held a burgage in Dundee in 1344 (HP., n, p. 134). John Chapellane was made guild brother in right of his wife in Edinburgh in 1462 (EBR., 19), and Peter Chapkn or Chaplane was parson of Dennennow (Dunins) in 1526 (SCM., iv, p. 23, 25). Chaplin of Coliston, a Scots family. Richard Chaipland was member of Scots parliament for Haddington, 1644 (Hanna, n, p. 487). Chaiplane 1595; Chaeplen, Chaeplin, Cheplene. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Chaplain Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chaplain 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 Chaplain family tree.
Explore Chaplain Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Chaplain family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Chaplain family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Chaplain family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Chaplain family.
Research the Chaplain surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chaplain Military records.
Chaplain Family History Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Chaplain family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Chaplain data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Chaplain family and people looking to contact living Chaplain relations.
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Find your Irish Chaplain relatives on findmypast.ie
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Miscellaneous Chaplain Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Chaplain 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 Chaplain surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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