Cottrill Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Cottrill 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 600 people with the Cottrill surname? In that year Cottrill was ranked number 2979 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.
Cottrill records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cottrill 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 US records search results for the Cottrill family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Cottrill 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Cottrill 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 Cottrill Tree?
Visit our Cottrill DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cottrill Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cottrill 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 Cottrill family tree.
Search Cottrill Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cottrill family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Cottrill family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Cottrill family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Cottrill family.
Research the Cottrill surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cottrill Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 595 people with the Cottrill surname in the UK? Cottrill is now ranked number 3478 for popularity in the UK. |
Cottrill Family History Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Cottrill family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cottrill data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cottrill family and people looking to contact living Cottrill relations.
Search GENi for Cottrill family records.
Find your Irish Cottrill relatives on findmypast.ie
Cottrill Forums
Research the Cottrill surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cottrill surname in the USA? Cottrill is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cottrill Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cottrill 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 Cottrill surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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