Researching Amanda Castro
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 56 people with the Castro surname? In that year Castro was ranked number 3523 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Amanda means "Worthy of love" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Amanda Castro on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Amanda Castro in your 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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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Castro ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Amanda Castro and the Castro Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Castro 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 Castro family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Amanda Castro at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Amanda Castro using the FreeBMD database.
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Castro Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Castro Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Castro Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Amanda Castro. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Amanda Castro
Amanda Castro
Amanda Castro (October 12, 1962 – March 18, 2010) was a Honduran poet. She was awarded the Hoja del Laurel en Oro by then President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya.
Castro was born in Tegucigalpa. Her works include Celebración de Mujeres, Quizás la sangre, Poemas de amor propio y de propio amor, Una vez un barco, Pronombres de tratamiento en el español hondureño, La otra cara del sol, and Viajes y sueños: reflexiones sobre creación e identidad y Otros testimonios: voces de mujeres centroamericanas. She also inspired the French novelist Thibaut Viné.
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