Researching Carl Chinn
Dig into the past of Carl Chinn using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1018 people with the Chinn surname? In that year Chinn was ranked number 2575 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Carl means "Man" and is of German origin.
Records of Carl Chinn on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Carl Chinn 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Chinn 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 Carl Chinn and the Chinn Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chinn 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 Chinn family tree.
Search Parish Records for Carl Chinn at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Carl Chinn using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Carl Chinn records.
Study MyHeritage for Carl Chinn information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Carl Chinn.
Research the Chinn surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chinn Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1174 people with the Chinn surname in the UK? Chinn is now ranked number 2953 for popularity in the UK. |
Chinn 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Carl Chinn.
Study MyTrees for information on the Chinn family and people looking to contact living Chinn relations.
Look at One Great Family for Chinn records submitted by people who are already researching the Chinn Family Tree.
Find Carl Chinn from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chinn 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 Chinn surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Chinn Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Carl Chinn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Carl Chinn
Carl Chinn
Carl Steven Alfred Chinn, MBE (born 6 September 1956) is an English historian, writer and broadcaster whose working life has been devoted to the study and popularisation of the city of Birmingham. He broadcast a programme on the BBC from the mid-1990s focusing on Birmingham's history.
In 1990, he was contracted to lecture at the University of Birmingham, where he subsequently became a full professor in 2002. During this year he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his "services to local history and to charities."
Source: Carl Chinn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chinn
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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