Kevan Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Kevan Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 255 people with the Kevan surname? In that year Kevan was ranked number 3324 for popularity in the UK. |
Kevan records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kevan 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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Historical References
"KEVAN. A Kirkcudbrightshire surname. A form of CAVENS, q.v. John Kevan, tenant in Barbershall, Parton, 1792 (Kirkcudbright), and five Kevands are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Wigtown in the eighteenth century. Agnes Kevand in Caumford, parish of Kirkinner, 1684 (RFC., 3. ser. x, p. 267). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kevan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kevan 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 Kevan family tree.
Study Kevan Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kevan family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Kevan family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Kevan family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Kevan family.
Research the Kevan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kevan Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 381 people with the Kevan surname in the UK? Kevan is now ranked number 3682 for popularity in the UK. |
Kevan Family History Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Kevan family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kevan data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Kevan family and people looking to contact living Kevan relations.
Investigate GENi for Kevan family records.
Find your Irish Kevan relatives on findmypast.ie
Kevan Forums
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Miscellaneous Kevan Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kevan 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 Kevan surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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