Researching William Nevell
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Nevell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of William Nevell 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 Nevell 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 William Nevell and the Nevell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nevell 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 Nevell family tree.
Search Parish Records for William Nevell at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Nevell using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for William Nevell records.
Investigate MyHeritage for William Nevell information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about William Nevell.
Research the Nevell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nevell Military records.
Nevell Family Tree 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 William Nevell.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nevell family and people looking to contact living Nevell relations.
Study One Great Family for Nevell records submitted by people who are already researching the Nevell Family Tree.
Find William Nevell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nevell 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 Nevell Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on William Nevell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Nevell
William Nevell
William Thomas Nevell (1916-1978) was an English cricketer active from 1936 to 1947 who played for Middlesex and Surrey before the Second World War and then for Northamptonshire in the 1946 and 1947 seasons. He appeared in 51 first-class matches as a right arm medium-fast bowler who was a righthanded batsman. Nevell was born in Balham, London on 13 June 1916 and died in Worthing, Sussex, on 25 August 1978. He took 105 first-class wickets with a best performance of four for 11 and he scored 671 runs with a highest score of 55 not out, his sole half-century.
Source: William Nevell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nevell
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.
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