Researching Neil Kessel
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 82 people with the Kessel surname? In that year Kessel was ranked number 3497 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Neil means "champion" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Neil Kessel on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Neil Kessel and the Kessel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kessel 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 Kessel family tree.
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Kessel Family Tree Databases
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Kessel Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kessel surname in the USA? Kessel is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kessel Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Neil Kessel. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Neil Kessel
Neil Kessel
William Ivor Neil Kessel (10 February 1925 – 30 December 2003) was a British psychiatrist with expertise in attempted suicide and alcoholism. He trained at the Maudsley Hospital under Sir Aubrey Lewis, before working with Michael Shepherd at the General Practice Unit. He moved to Edinburgh as part of G. M. Carstairs' unit on Psychiatric Epidemiology, and then on to the University of Manchester as a Professor of Psychiatry where he was advisor on alcoholism to the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS).
Source: Neil Kessel, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kessel
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.
Kacala Kachel Kachella Kackley Kaechele Kaeselau Kagel Kagill Kaijala Kakule Kasl Kassal Kassel Kassell Kassl Kassle Kaygill Keagle Keasley Keaysell Kechele Keckley Kegel Kegley Keigley Keikkala Keisel Kesley Kessell Keswell Ketchell Keysall Keysel Kicyla Kidgell Kiesel Kiessel Kigel Kiggel Kiossel Kisil Kissel Kissell Kissil Kisylia Kitchel Kitchell Kochel Kochl Koczelya Koegel Kogel Kogl Kokel Koogle Kosel Kosell Kosella Koselle Koskela Kosley Kossel Kossell Kozel Koziol Kuchel Kuchle Kuechel Kugel Kukiela Kukla Kuschel Kusel Kuziola Kycila
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