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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 8 Feb 2020 12:04

There are many immigration & travel records for that name on Ancestry.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Feb 2020 09:06

You must have a basis for the quest - what is it?

And where have you looked?

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 8 Feb 2020 00:25

There are 5 records that come up on Findmypast for that surname in Britain:-

Rihl Ilse A — — 1952 British Armed Forces And Overseas Banns And Marriages Germany

Rihl Jacob — — 1843 Devon Baptisms Exeter, St George, Devon, England

Rihl Luiz F — — 1992 England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Haringey, London, England

Rihl Sara Camilla 1994 — 1994 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Wandsworth, London, England

Rihl-Hammesfahr Sara Camilla 1994 — 1994 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Wandsworth, London, England

Kath. x

Rambling

Rambling Report 8 Feb 2020 00:00

Anglicised from Riehl maybe ? a German surname

Researching:

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 7 Feb 2020 23:47

I have been looking for the name RIHL

Mostly in the United States but orginally the name came from Europe.

CANT find ANYTHING any suggestions :-(