Coghill Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Coghill 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 593 people with the Coghill surname? In that year Coghill was ranked number 2986 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Coghill surname.
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Coghill records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Coghill 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Historical References
"COGHILL. A respelling of the name COCLE, q.v. Families of this name are numerous in Caithness today. Mr. James Henry Coghill in his The Family of Coghitt (Cambridge, Mass., 1879) erroneously claims that the Caithness Coghills are a branch of the Coghills of Knaresborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Coghill Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coghill 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 Coghill family tree.
Investigate Coghill Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Coghill family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Coghill family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Coghill family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Coghill family.
Research the Coghill surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coghill Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 703 people with the Coghill surname in the UK? Coghill is now ranked number 3378 for popularity in the UK. |
Coghill Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Coghill family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Coghill data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Coghill family and people looking to contact living Coghill relations.
Look at GENi for Coghill family records.
Find your Irish Coghill relatives on findmypast.ie
Coghill Forums
Research the Coghill surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Coghill surname in the USA? Coghill is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coghill Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Coghill 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 Coghill surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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