Croll Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 562 people with the Croll surname? In that year Croll was ranked number 3017 for popularity in the UK. |
Croll records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Croll 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Historical References
"CROAL, CHOALL, CROLE, CROLL. Crole or Croll is the name of a small place near Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, but there is no evidence that the surname comes from it. The name appears in Kincardine and Mearns where Croll has been prevalent for several centuries. It is perhaps from Criel or Crieul near Eu in the department of Seine-Infeiieure. Bertram de Criolle was one of the witnesses to grant to Roger de Mumbray, 1251-52, and as de Crioyl he witnessed a grant to Robert de Brus, 1252 (Bain, i, 1868, 1871). Alexander Criole rendered to Exchequer the account of the feufarmer of Fethircarne, 1559 (ER., MX, p. 93), David Croill was in Kethik, 1584 (REB., n, 347), and John Croill was retoured heir of John Croill in Auldtoun of Aberdeen, 1642 (Retours, Aberdeen, 264). Andrew Croill, portioner of Kettrick, parish of Brechin, 1614, and four more of the name in the district (Brechin). Patrick Croyll in Whiteley, 1690 (Dtmkeld). Crol 1678, Crole 1730, Creole 1493 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Croll Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Croll 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 Croll family tree.
Check out Croll Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Croll family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Croll family.
Research the Croll surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Croll Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 669 people with the Croll surname in the UK? Croll is now ranked number 3409 for popularity in the UK. |
Croll Genealogy Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Croll family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Croll data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Croll family and people looking to contact living Croll relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Croll surname in the USA? Croll is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Croll Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Croll 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 Croll surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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