Researching Richard Mansell
Dig into the past of Richard Mansell using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3499 people with the Mansell surname? In that year Mansell was ranked number 1199 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Mansell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Mansell 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 Mansell 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 Richard Mansell and the Mansell Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mansell 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 Mansell family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Richard Mansell at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Mansell using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Richard Mansell.
Research the Mansell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Mansell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5021 people with the Mansell surname in the UK? Mansell is now ranked number 1179 for popularity in the UK. |
Mansell Family Tree Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Richard Mansell.
Study MyTrees for information on the Mansell family and people looking to contact living Mansell relations.
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Find Richard Mansell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Mansell 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Mansell surname in the USA? Mansell is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Mansell Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Mansell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Mansell
Richard Mansell
Richard Christopher Mansell (October 1813 in Liverpool – 25 May 1904 in Long Marton, Westmorland) was an English railway engineer.
Mansell was carriage superintendent for the South Eastern Railway at Ashford by 1851, and later works manager for the SER. In 1877 he succeeded Alfred Mellor Watkin as locomotive superintendent of the SER. When James Stirling was appointed in 1878, Mansell resumed the post of works manager until his retirement from the SER in January 1882. On leaving, he was given an annual consultancy fee/pension of fifty guineas.
Source: Richard Mansell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Mansell
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