Hale Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Hale 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 10746 people with the Hale surname? In that year Hale was ranked number 383 for popularity in the UK. |
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Hale records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Hale 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Historical References
"HALE. Michel de Hale del counte de Edeneburk rendered homage, 1296. His seal shows an eight-rayed figure and S' Micael d' Hau (Bain, ii, p. 201, 547). Bardsley has 'Richard de la Hale' in Oxfordshire, 1273; Weekley says Hale is dative of HAUCH; and Harrison says it is for HALL. Cf. HAILES. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Hale Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hale 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 Hale family tree.
Investigate Hale Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Hale family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Hale family records.
Study MyHeritage for Hale family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Hale family.
Research the Hale surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hale Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 13288 people with the Hale surname in the UK? Hale is now ranked number 433 for popularity in the UK. |
Hale Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Hale family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Hale data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Hale family and people looking to contact living Hale relations.
Search GENi for Hale family records.
Find your Irish Hale relatives on findmypast.ie
Hale Forums
Research the Hale surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 112415 people with the Hale surname in the USA? Hale is ranked number 120 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hale Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Hale 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 Hale surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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