Constable Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Constable Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3313 people with the Constable surname? In that year Constable was ranked number 1256 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.
Constable records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Constable 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Historical References
"CONSTABLE. In the time of the Roman Empire the position of Comes stabuli, 'count of the stable," was an office of dignity. Transferred to the court of the Prankish kings, the title became one word, Comestabtdus, and after the eighth century was changed to conestdbulus, as the name of the officer entrusted with the charge of cavalry. By the thirteenth century the title of Constable (Old French conestable) was given to the commander of all the forces. In Scotland to the Constable was "entrusted the guard of the king's person and of his dwelling and the maintenance of the king's peace for twelve leagues around the place where he might be in residence, and with the arrest and trial of offenders within this limit" (Mackinnon, Constitutional history of Scotland, p. 127). The office was hereditary in the family of Hay of Errol. The surname in Scotland is not common, and is without doubt from the more humble office of town constable or peace officer. Thomas Cunstabil, witness in Lanark, 1490 (Lanark, p. 8). Archibald Constable (1774-1827) was first publisher of the Waverley Novels. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Constable Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Constable 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 Constable family tree.
Look at Constable Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Constable family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Constable family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Constable family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Constable family.
Research the Constable surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Constable Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3844 people with the Constable surname in the UK? Constable is now ranked number 1491 for popularity in the UK. |
Constable Genealogy Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Constable family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Constable data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Constable family and people looking to contact living Constable relations.
Study GENi for Constable family records.
Find your Irish Constable relatives on findmypast.ie
Constable Forums
Research the Constable surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Constable surname in the USA? Constable is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Constable Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Constable 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 Constable surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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