Researching Jean Roussel
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 103 people with the Roussel surname? In that year Roussel was ranked number 3476 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Jean Roussel on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jean Roussel 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jean Roussel and the Roussel Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Roussel 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 Roussel family tree.
Search Parish Records for Jean Roussel at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jean Roussel using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Jean Roussel.
Research the Roussel surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Roussel Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 111 people with the Roussel surname in the UK? Roussel is now ranked number 3938 for popularity in the UK. |
Roussel Family History 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.
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Find Jean Roussel from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Roussel 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 Roussel surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Roussel surname in the USA? Roussel is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Roussel Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Jean Roussel. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jean Roussel
Jean Roussel
Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer and arranger.
He is best known for keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly with Cat Stevens (e.g. "Peace Train", "Bitter Blue", "Oh Very Young","Tuesday's Dead", "Wild World", "Where Do The Children Play"), recording and arranging on Ghost in the Machine, with The Police (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981), Composer of Rick Ross's "Ashamed" and Wilson Pickett's "Shameless", as well as performing a variety of roles with dozens of others (e.g. Paul Kossoff, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Osibisa, Elkie Brooks, Miles Davis, Roger Glover, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Rick Ross, Celine Dion, Suzi Quatro, Bob Marley, 10cc, John Paul Jones, Donovan, Ron Wood, Joan Armatrading, Joe Cocker, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Frampton etc.).
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