Kerrell Family History
 

Welcome to the KERRELL family name site.

The family name KERRELL, in its current form, has been around for about 400 years. The family name is much older than that, having originated from Robert de Cryel, son of Robert Count of Eu, and a sub-tenant in Sussex mentioned in the Doomsday Book.

Robert was originally from a town now known as Criel Sur Mer in France and was the ancestor of the "ancient and baronial" family of Criel of Kent. Robert also appears in several versions of the Battle Abbey Rolls. These documents purport to list the knights that fought alongside William, Duke of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings (1066). However these documents were all written some time after the event and therefore do not offer any proof.

The direct male line of this important family is documented as having died out in the 15th century. In 1460 Sir Thomas Kyriel of Westenhanger, Kent was murdered together with Lord Bonville after the second battle of St. Albans. He was fighting for the house of York. However,

I know of no evidence that links my Kerrell family ancestors with Robert de Cryel.

A lot more detail about Robert de Cryel and his descendents can be found on the Curl family website. 

 

 		Herbert James Kerrell 1884-1961

Herbert James Kerrell
1884-1861


The purpose of this website site is to make contact with people researching any of the variations of the family name and share data.

There have been many spelling variations over the years and those so far found include KERRILL, KERRIL, KERIEL, KIRIELL, KYRIELL, KYRIEL, CRIEL, CRYEL, CREOL, & CRUEL. There is also a Scottish family, M'KERRELL.  

My family tree information is available back to the early 17th century, although it is a work in progress, so bear this in mind before using any of my data! My family tree starting with my grandfather, Herbert James Kerrell can be accessed here and my full family tree can be accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk

You can also check some of the family members discovered through research by looking at the Kerrell Lists  of births, marriages, wills and Medieval Soldiers. 

If you are researching someone with the Kerrell family name or one of any of the spelling variations (see list above) then please make contact