Researching Franz Scheidel
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12 people with the Scheidel surname? In that year Scheidel was ranked number 3567 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Franz means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of German origin.
Records of Franz Scheidel on Ancestry
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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 Scheidel 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 Franz Scheidel and the Scheidel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Scheidel 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 Scheidel family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Franz Scheidel at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Franz Scheidel using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Franz Scheidel.
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Scheidel Family History Databases
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Study MyTrees for information on the Scheidel family and people looking to contact living Scheidel relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Scheidel records submitted by people who are already researching the Scheidel Family Tree.
Find Franz Scheidel from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Scheidel Forums
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Miscellaneous Scheidel Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Franz Scheidel. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Franz Scheidel
Franz Anton von Scheidel
Franz Anton von Scheidel (1731–1801) was a German natural history artist, noted for his botanical illustrations of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin's Hortus botanicus Vindobonensis (Botanical Garden of Vienna), which was published in three fascicles from 1770 to 1776 and is a description of plants at the university's botanical garden. Included in this work are 300 hand-coloured copper engravings by Franz von Scheidel.
Von Scheidel undertook several thousand drawings of plants, fish, birds and mammals for Jacquin and many other patrons.
Source: Franz Anton von Scheidel, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Scheidel
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