Researching Ariel 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 Ariel means "Lioness of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ariel Castro on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ariel 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 Ariel 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Ariel Castro at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ariel Castro using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Ariel Castro.
Research the Castro surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Castro Military records.
Castro Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ariel Castro.
Study MyTrees for information on the Castro family and people looking to contact living Castro relations.
Search One Great Family for Castro records submitted by people who are already researching the Castro Family Tree.
Find Ariel Castro from Ireland on findmypast.ie
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.
Research the Castro surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Castro surname in the USA? Castro is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Castro Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ariel Castro. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Source: Ariel Castro, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Castro
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