Researching Peter Cassells
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 487 people with the Cassells surname? In that year Cassells was ranked number 3092 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Cassells 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. 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 Cassells 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 Peter Cassells and the Cassells Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cassells 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 Cassells family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 928 people with the Cassells surname in the UK? Cassells is now ranked number 3170 for popularity in the UK. |
Cassells Family Tree Databases
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Cassells Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Cassells. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Cassells
Peter Cassells
Peter Cassells (born 1949) is an Irish political administrator and former trade union leader.
Born in Navan, the older brother of Gaelic footballer Joe Cassells, Peter worked as a herbalist before moving to Dublin and finding employment at the Department of Social Welfare. While there, he completed a part-time degree in economic and social policy, and met his first wife, Marina.
Cassells moved to work for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) in the mid-1970s. Marina died at the age of 29 from leukaemia, and Cassells then devoted much of his time to the trade union movement, becoming its Economic and Social Affairs Officer, then General Secretary from 1989. As General Secretary, he oversaw the development of the Social Partnership arrangements, and when he stood down in 2001, he became chair of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, and also spent three years as chair of Forfás.
At the 2004 European Parliament election, Cassells stood as the Labour Party candidate in the East constituency, but was narrowly defeated. While remaining active in Labour, he supported the Fianna Fáil candidacy of his nephew, Shane Cassells.
Cassells chairs the Edward M. Kennedy Centre for Conflict Intervention at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, serves on the council of the European Movement Ireland, works as an independent consultant and mediator, and sits on a number of boards.
Source: Peter Cassells, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cassells
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