Orwell Family Tree research resources
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Orwell records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Orwell 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Historical References
"ORWELL. From the old lands of Orwell in Kinross-shire. Richard de Orewell witnessed confirmation of a charter by Walter, bishop of Glasgow to the Hospital of Soltre, 1231 (Soltre, p. 29), and Johannes de Vrwell, one of an inquest in Aberdeen, 1342 (REA., I, 73), may be John of Urwell who had a confirmation of the lands of Drum near Pluscardy, 1343 (HMC., 6. Rep., App., p. 687). Andrew de Urwelle, son of Johannes de Urwelle, had a charter of lands of Samqware, Tulache, and Droni in 1362 (RMS., I, 119), and Johannes de Uruel was juror on assize in 1389 regarding the mill lands of Quarelwode in Moray (REM., p. 171). Andrew de Vrwel, juror on inquest at Narn, 1431 (Rose, p. 127), Robert Wrwell, juror on assize at Inverness, 1514 (OPS., n, p. 663), and Tames Uruell was 'reidare' at Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 1576 (Macdonald, Place names in Strathbogie, p. 272). Thomas Urrall 'confessit he playit on the trumpt to the gwysars," 1615, in Elgin (Mill, Plays, p. 241). Irruall, Uruel, Wrruell, WrruwaU, Wrwell. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Orwell Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Orwell 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 Orwell family tree.
Explore Orwell Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Orwell family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Orwell family records.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Orwell family.
Research the Orwell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Orwell Military records.
Orwell Family History Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Orwell family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Orwell data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Orwell family and people looking to contact living Orwell relations.
Look at GENi for Orwell family records.
Find your Irish Orwell relatives on findmypast.ie
Orwell Forums
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Miscellaneous Orwell Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Orwell 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 Orwell surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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