Researching Arthur Pitney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 125 people with the Pitney surname? In that year Pitney was ranked number 3454 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Pitney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Arthur Pitney 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 Pitney 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 Arthur Pitney and the Pitney Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pitney 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 Pitney family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Arthur Pitney at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Arthur Pitney using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Arthur Pitney records.
Search MyHeritage for Arthur Pitney information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Arthur Pitney.
Research the Pitney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pitney Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 145 people with the Pitney surname in the UK? Pitney is now ranked number 3906 for popularity in the UK. |
Pitney Genealogy 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Arthur Pitney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Pitney family and people looking to contact living Pitney relations.
Search One Great Family for Pitney records submitted by people who are already researching the Pitney Family Tree.
Find Arthur Pitney from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pitney 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.
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Miscellaneous Pitney Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Pitney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Pitney
Arthur Pitney
Arthur H. Pitney (1871–1933) was an American inventor best known as the father of the postage meter. Pitney filed a patent application, in Stamford, Connecticut for the world’s first postage meter on December 9, 1901. He presented, demonstrated and perfected his invention over two decades – after partnering with Walter Bowes, the postage meter was approved by the U.S. Postal Service. He co-founded the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company in 1920, now Pitney Bowes, is a $6.1 billion provider. Pitney’s invention, the Pitney Bowes Model M Postage Meter, has been recognized as an International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Source: Arthur Pitney, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Pitney
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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