Researching Richard Pyle
Delve into the history of Richard Pyle using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1222 people with the Pyle surname? In that year Pyle was ranked number 2393 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Pyle on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Pyle in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Pyle 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 Pyle and the Pyle Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pyle 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 Pyle family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Richard Pyle at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Pyle using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Richard Pyle.
Research the Pyle surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pyle Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1623 people with the Pyle surname in the UK? Pyle is now ranked number 2598 for popularity in the UK. |
Pyle 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Richard Pyle.
Study MyTrees for information on the Pyle family and people looking to contact living Pyle relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Pyle records submitted by people who are already researching the Pyle Family Tree.
Find Richard Pyle from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pyle 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 Pyle surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Pyle surname in the USA? Pyle is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pyle Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Pyle. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Pyle
Richard Pyle
Richard Lawrence Pyle, Ph.D. (born 24 March 1967) is a scuba diver and ichthyologist working on Hawaii.
Pyle discovered the principle of "Pyle stops" when decompressing from many deep dives in search of new species of fish, and has identified hundreds of new species.
He is the author of over 130 publications.
In October 2015, he won second prize, an award of €5,000, in the GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, a Global Biodiversity Information Facility competition, for BioGUID.org, "a web service that crosslinks identifiers linked to data objects in the biodiversity realm". At that time, the site contained over one billion (1,000,000,000) identifiers. He has been honoured by having the twilight fangblenny (Petroscirtes pylei) named in his honor.
Pyle is a member of ZooBank Committee and the leader of ZooBank architecture policy working group.
Source: Richard Pyle, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Pyle
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