Chrystal Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Chrystal 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 413 people with the Chrystal surname? In that year Chrystal was ranked number 3166 for popularity in the UK. |
Chrystal records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Chrystal 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Historical References
"CHRYSTAL, CHRYSTALL, CHRISTAL, CRYSTAL, CHYSTALL. Bardsley says this surname is of local origin, but in Scotland it is certainly a diminutive or pet form of CHRISTOPHER, q.v., as shown, for instance, by the name of Christall Murray who appears as depute of the sheriff of Stirling in 1561 (SBR., p. 79). The first form was an old surname in Foveran, and it was not uncommon in Prestwick, Ayrshire, in the fifteenth century. Willi Cristole was a burgess of Prestwick in 1470 (Prestwick, p. 1), and in 1474 Charles Cristoll was presented in court and the bailies were asked "to put till enquest to imquir and se gef that he was narrest and apperand air to vmquhill Cristoll Jonsoun" (ibid., p. 25). John Cristall witnessed a charter of land in Rait in 1491 (Scon, p. 199), George Cristall of Dysart was a captive among the Turks' of Algiers, 1650 (PBK., p. 361), and Thomas Cristell was master of the ship James of Dundee in 1567 (RFC., t, p. 544). Chrvstell 1657, Cristale 1548, Cristie 1474. As forename: Cristall Knowis 1549 (Gaw, 34). See also under MACCRISTAL. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Chrystal Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chrystal 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 Chrystal family tree.
Search Chrystal Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Chrystal family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Chrystal family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Chrystal family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Chrystal family.
Research the Chrystal surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chrystal Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 372 people with the Chrystal surname in the UK? Chrystal is now ranked number 3691 for popularity in the UK. |
Chrystal Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Chrystal family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Chrystal data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Chrystal family and people looking to contact living Chrystal relations.
Look at GENi for Chrystal family records.
Find your Irish Chrystal relatives on findmypast.ie
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Miscellaneous Chrystal Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Chrystal 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 Chrystal surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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