Researching Jonas Odell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2190 people with the Odell surname? In that year Odell was ranked number 1722 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Jonas Odell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jonas Odell 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 Odell 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 Jonas Odell and the Odell Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Odell 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 Odell family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jonas Odell at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jonas Odell using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Jonas Odell.
Research the Odell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Odell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1658 people with the Odell surname in the UK? Odell is now ranked number 2575 for popularity in the UK. |
Odell 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jonas Odell.
Study MyTrees for information on the Odell family and people looking to contact living Odell relations.
Study One Great Family for Odell records submitted by people who are already researching the Odell Family Tree.
Find Jonas Odell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Odell 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 Odell surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Odell surname in the USA? Odell is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Odell Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jonas Odell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jonas Odell
Jonas Odell
Jonas Odell (born 10 November 1962 in Stockholm) is a Swedish music video and film director and founder of FilmTecknarna. Odell, who specializes in a mix of animation and live action, has directed a number of short films, music videos and commercials. His short film Never Like the First Time! (Aldrig som första gången!) was awarded the Golden Bear for best short film in the Berlin International Film Festival 2006. He has won two Swedish Guldbagge Awards for Best Short Film, for Never Like the First Time! (2006) and Lies (Lögner) (2008). Lies also received the Jury Prize for International Short Filmmaking at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Source: Jonas Odell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Odell
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.
ODaly Otoole Oadell Oatley Odahl Odel Odle Oettel Otley Otly Ottawell Ottewell Ottewill Ottilia Ottillia Ottiwill Ottley Ottly Otwell Outlaw Outley
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