Researching Charles Reichel
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The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Reichel on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Reichel and the Reichel Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Charles Reichel
Charles Reichel
Charles Parsons Reichel was an Anglican bishop and author in the 19th century.
He was born in 1816, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1847. After a curacy at St. Mary's Church, Dublin he was Professor of Latin at Queen's College, Belfast from 1850 to 1864. A son, Sir Harry Reichel, was the first Principal of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and a Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales. During his career he held incumbencies at Trim, Mullingar and Clonmacnoise. He was Archdeacon of Meath from 1875 to 1882;Dean of Clonmacnoise from 1882 to 1885 before being consecrated Bishop of Meath in 1885, a position he held until his death on 29 March 1894.
Source: Charles Reichel, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Reichel
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