Researching Alan Pinkney
Delve into the history of Alan Pinkney using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1175 people with the Pinkney surname? In that year Pinkney was ranked number 2433 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alan means "Handsome, cheerful" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Alan Pinkney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Alan Pinkney 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Pinkney 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 Alan Pinkney and the Pinkney Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pinkney 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 Pinkney family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Alan Pinkney at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Alan Pinkney using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Alan Pinkney records.
Explore MyHeritage for Alan Pinkney information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Alan Pinkney.
Research the Pinkney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pinkney Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1604 people with the Pinkney surname in the UK? Pinkney is now ranked number 2613 for popularity in the UK. |
Pinkney Family History 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Alan Pinkney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Pinkney family and people looking to contact living Pinkney relations.
Check out One Great Family for Pinkney records submitted by people who are already researching the Pinkney Family Tree.
Find Alan Pinkney from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pinkney 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.
Research the Pinkney surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Pinkney surname in the USA? Pinkney is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pinkney Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Alan Pinkney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alan Pinkney
Alan Pinkney
Alan J. Pinkney (born 1 January 1947 in Battersea, Greater London) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a forward. He began his league career with Exeter City in 1967, making seven appearances scoring once, before signing for Crystal Palace in July 1969. Pinkney made 24 appearances for Palace over five seasons, without scoring and had a loan spell with Fulham in 1972–73 (12 appearances, no goals). He was released by Palace in 1974 and went on to play for Wimbledon and Cape Town City.
Source: Alan Pinkney, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Pinkney
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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