Researching David Croll
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 562 people with the Croll surname? In that year Croll was ranked number 3017 for popularity in the UK. |

The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Croll on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of David Croll 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 Croll 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 David Croll and the Croll Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Croll 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 Croll family tree.
Look at Parish Records for David Croll at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of David Croll using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about David Croll.
Research the Croll surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Croll Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 669 people with the Croll surname in the UK? Croll is now ranked number 3409 for popularity in the UK. |
Croll 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for David Croll.
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Croll 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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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Croll surname in the USA? Croll is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Croll Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on David Croll. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Croll
David Croll
David Arnold Croll, (born Davud Avrum Croll; March 12, 1900 – June 11, 1991) was a Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Windsor, Ontario twice. He entered provincial politics in the 1930s, and served as minister of public works and municipal affairs in the Mitch Hepburn government. He won election to the House of Commons of Canada in 1945. In 1955 he was appointed to the Senate of Canada, becoming the first Jewish Senator. He served as a senator until his death, on June 11, 1991, a few hours after what would be his last senate sitting.
Source: David Croll, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Croll
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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