Researching William Kendell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 423 people with the Kendell surname? In that year Kendell was ranked number 3156 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Kendell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of William Kendell 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Kendell and the Kendell Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kendell 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 Kendell family tree.
Look at Parish Records for William Kendell at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Kendell using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for William Kendell records.
Study MyHeritage for William Kendell information.
Study the LDS Database for records about William Kendell.
Research the Kendell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kendell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 414 people with the Kendell surname in the UK? Kendell is now ranked number 3651 for popularity in the UK. |
Kendell Family History Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Kendell.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kendell family and people looking to contact living Kendell relations.
Look at One Great Family for Kendell records submitted by people who are already researching the Kendell Family Tree.
Find William Kendell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kendell 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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Miscellaneous Kendell Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on William Kendell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Kendell
William Kendell
William Kendell (6 March 1851 – 20 October 1922) was an Australian politician. Born in Mount Pleasant, South Australia, he was educated at public schools and moved to Victoria in 1888. He farmed at Wimmera and at Mount Mercier, and served on Dimboola and Borung Councils. In 1913, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Commonwealth Liberal Party member for Corio, defeating Labor MP Alfred Ozanne. Kendell was defeated by Ozanne in 1914, but in 1916 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for North Eastern. He was an Honorary Minister from 1917 to 1919. He remained in the Legislative Council until his death in 1922.
Source: William Kendell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kendell
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.
Kaindl Kandel Kandler Kandulski Kantola Keindl Kendal Kendall Kendel Kendelhardt Kendle Kendley Kendol Kentlincolnshire Kentwell Kiendl Kindal Kindall Kindel Kindelberger Kindell Kindellan Kindl Kindle Kindleberger Kindleside Kindley Kindleysides Kondla Kuhndel Kundl Kuyendall
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