Colonel Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Colonel Genealogy 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 11 people with the Colonel surname? In that year Colonel was ranked number 3568 for popularity in the UK. |
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.
Colonel records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Colonel 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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Ancestry.com Global records search results for the Colonel family. |
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Ancestry.com US records search results for the Colonel family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Colonel family. |
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Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for the Colonel family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Colonel family. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Colonel ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Colonel Tree?
Visit our Colonel DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Colonel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colonel 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Colonel family tree.
Explore Colonel Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Colonel family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Colonel family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Colonel family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Colonel family.
Research the Colonel surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Colonel Military records.
Colonel Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Colonel family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Colonel data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Colonel family and people looking to contact living Colonel relations.
Search GENi for Colonel family records.
Find your Irish Colonel relatives on findmypast.ie
Colonel Forums
Research the Colonel surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Colonel Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Colonel 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 Colonel surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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