Researching Peter Colston
Investigate the background of Peter Colston using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 547 people with the Colston surname? In that year Colston was ranked number 3032 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Colston on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Peter Colston 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.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Peter Colston. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Peter Colston. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Peter Colston. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Peter Colston. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Peter Colston. |
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 Colston ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Colston Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Colston and the Colston Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colston 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 Colston family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Peter Colston at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Colston using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Peter Colston records.
Check out MyHeritage for Peter Colston information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Peter Colston.
Research the Colston surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Colston Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 613 people with the Colston surname in the UK? Colston is now ranked number 3461 for popularity in the UK. |
Colston Genealogy 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Peter Colston.
Study MyTrees for information on the Colston family and people looking to contact living Colston relations.
Search One Great Family for Colston records submitted by people who are already researching the Colston Family Tree.
Find Peter Colston from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Colston 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 Colston surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Colston surname in the USA? Colston is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Colston Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Colston. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Colston
Peter Colston
Peter R. Colston (born 1935) is an English ornithologist.
Colston was Senior Curator at the Natural History Museum until his retirement in 1995. He joined the staff of the museum in 1961, and made collecting trips to Andalucia, Australia and Africa. He became an expert on African birds, publishing description of four new species, including Appert's greenbul. Between 1989 and 1995 he made private trips to China, with Per Alström and Urban Olsson, where they discovered three previously undescribed Phylloscopus warblers.
Source: Peter Colston, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Colston
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.
Calcaterra Calcote Calcott Calcut Calcutt Calestagne Calistri Callcott Callicott Callister Calzada Caulcott Caulcutt Caulkett Celeste Chalcot Chalstrom Chialastri Chilcoat Chilcote Chilcott Chilcotte Chillcot Chillcott Chillistone Claget Clagett Clagget Claggett Claster Clausewitz Claxton Clester Clissett Clist Clister Clogston Clouston Clugston Cluster Cluxton Colchett Colcutt Colegate Colescott Colestock Colgate Colicot Colkett Collcott Collcutt Collecott Collicott Collicutt Collister Collocott Colquete Colquit Colquite Colquitt Colquyte Colscott Cooleston Coulston Culcheth Cultcheth
Comments
Looking for information on a Peter Colston in your family tree? Why not post a question here -