Mansell Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3499 people with the Mansell surname? In that year Mansell was ranked number 1199 for popularity in the UK. |
Mansell records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Mansell family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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Historical References
"MANSELL. Old French Mancel (le manceau, inhabitant of Maine or le Mans). This name first appears in connection with the Abbey of Kelso and shortly afterwards with the Abbey of Arbroath. About 1180 Andrew Maunsel or Mansel witnessed a charter of the church of Pencathlan to Kelso (Kelso, 369). Willelmus Manselmus witnessed William de Moreuille's charter of Gillemoristun to Edulfus filius Uctredi before 1196 (REG., p. 40). Between 1198 and 1222 we find Andrew Maunsel witnessing charters by William de Veteri Ponte and Bernard de Haudene in favor of Kelso Abbey and also witnessing the charter of the church of Brennath (Birnie in Moray) to the same abbey (Kelso, 139, 213, 371). About 1200 he granted liberty to the Abbey of Kelso to build a weir upon part of his ground "in le halech ex oriental! parte ville de Roxburgh" (ibid., 507). (This is the dam-head or canld popularly believed to have been constructed by Michael Scot, through the agency of an infernal spirit. See Scott, Lay of the last minstrel, u, 13). Andrew Maunsel was vicar of St. James's Church at Roxburgh in 1226 (Morton, p. 110). Robert Manselor Maunsel between 1200-11 witnessed charters by Philip de Malevill, Vmfridus de Berkeley, Douenald Abbe de Brechin and others in favor of the Abbey of Arbroath (RAA., i, 74, 74 bis, 89, 93, 94). Agnes called Maunsell held a burgage in Roxburgh in 1338 (Dryburgh, 315). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Mansell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mansell 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 Mansell family tree.
Check out Mansell Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Mansell family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Mansell family.
Research the Mansell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Mansell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5021 people with the Mansell surname in the UK? Mansell is now ranked number 1179 for popularity in the UK. |
Mansell Family History Databases
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Study MyTrees for information on the Mansell family and people looking to contact living Mansell relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Mansell surname in the USA? Mansell is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Mansell Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Mansell 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 Mansell surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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