Pool Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Pool Family History 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 3470 people with the Pool surname? In that year Pool was ranked number 1210 for popularity in the UK. |
Pool records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Pool 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Historical References
"POOL. Perhaps local, from residence by a pool. William del Pol of Donde granted a charter, 1321 (Pitfirrane, 5). William, Adam, and Mat hew Pule appear in 1624 (Inquis., 1114, 1115), and John Puill was merchant burgess of Dumfries, 1638 (Dumfries). Reservation of the liferent of Blackhills was made to Margaret Puill, 1668 (Home, 194). Robert Poill in Inverness to muster the militia, 1684 (Rec. Inc., n, p. 322). William Pool appears in Trailtrow, 1746 (Dumfries). The English name Pool, Poole, was written Pull, Poole, and De la Poole in the fourteenth century. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Pool Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pool 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 Pool family tree.
Study Pool Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Pool family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Pool family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Pool family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Pool family.
Research the Pool surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pool Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1318 people with the Pool surname in the UK? Pool is now ranked number 2835 for popularity in the UK. |
Pool Genealogy Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Pool family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Pool data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Pool family and people looking to contact living Pool relations.
Look at GENi for Pool family records.
Find your Irish Pool relatives on findmypast.ie
Pool Forums
Research the Pool surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Pool surname in the USA? Pool is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pool Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Pool 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 Pool surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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