Hackney Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Hackney Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1306 people with the Hackney surname? In that year Hackney was ranked number 2323 for popularity in the UK. |
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Hackney records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Hackney 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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Historical References
"HACKNEY. Adam called Hakenay had a charter of lands in Ayr, 1316 (Ayr, p. 21). Johannes Katiew alias Haknay, burgess of Edinburgh, 1467 (Neubotle, p. 265, 268). John Halkney in Buchat, parish of Alyth, 1783 (Dunkeld). John Hackeny at Westhaven of Panbride, 1800 (Brechin). Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison record this name and all derive it from Hackney in Middlesex. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Hackney Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hackney 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 Hackney family tree.
Search Hackney Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Hackney family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Hackney family records.
Search MyHeritage for Hackney family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Hackney family.
Research the Hackney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hackney Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1612 people with the Hackney surname in the UK? Hackney is now ranked number 2607 for popularity in the UK. |
Hackney Genealogy Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Hackney family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Hackney data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Hackney family and people looking to contact living Hackney relations.
Investigate GENi for Hackney family records.
Find your Irish Hackney relatives on findmypast.ie
Hackney Forums
Research the Hackney surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Hackney surname in the USA? Hackney is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hackney Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Hackney family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Hackney surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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