Kells Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Kells Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 109 people with the Kells surname? In that year Kells was ranked number 3470 for popularity in the UK. |
Kells records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kells 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Historical References
"KELLS. Local. Oppression and hamesucken was done to John Kells in Wigtune, 1513 (Trials, i, p. 93). Alestr Kells in Torrisheich, and Arthur Kelles in Glencarvie, both in 1682 (Inoercauld, p. 263, 264). The first derived his surname from Kells in Kirkcudbrightshire. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kells Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kells 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 Kells family tree.
Investigate Kells Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kells family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Kells family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Kells family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Kells family.
Research the Kells surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kells Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 406 people with the Kells surname in the UK? Kells is now ranked number 3658 for popularity in the UK. |
Kells Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Kells family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kells data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Kells family and people looking to contact living Kells relations.
Search GENi for Kells family records.
Find your Irish Kells relatives on findmypast.ie
Kells Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kells surname in the USA? Kells is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kells Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kells 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 Kells surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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