Researching Benny Macdonell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 123 people with the Macdonell surname? In that year Macdonell was ranked number 3456 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Benny means "Form of BENJAMIN - son of the right hand" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Benny Macdonell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Benny Macdonell and the Macdonell Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Macdonell 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 Macdonell family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 150 people with the Macdonell surname in the UK? Macdonell is now ranked number 3901 for popularity in the UK. |
Macdonell Family History Databases
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Macdonell Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Benny Macdonell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Benny Macdonell
Benny MacDonell
A. Bennett "Benny" MacDonell (1930 – September 2, 1969) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1951. MacDonnell was born in Ottawa, the son of Duncan MacDonnell, Ottawa Chief of Police. He was the father of former Ottawa news anchor Gary MacDonnell. He was later an Ontario Provincial Police officer after his retirement from sports. MacDonnell died in 1969 after accidentally shooting himself while cleaning his service revolver when the weapon discharged, striking him in the head.
Source: Benny MacDonell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Macdonell
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.
Macadam Macdonagh Macdonald Macdonnell MacDonogh Macdonough MacDunleavy MacDunlevy MacTimpany Macadams Macdaniel Macoutenticoue Macthomas Magathan Magden Majdonowski Majtan Makadanz Masden Masdin Masding Masdon Masedon Masten Mastenbrook Mastin Maston Maxedon Maxston Maxton Mayston Maystone Mazdon Mcadam McAtamney Mccadden McCudden Mccutheon Mcdonagh Mcdonald McDonand Mcdonell Mcdonnell McDonogh Mcdonough McDunlevy McKeating McKiddin Mcadams Mcaden Mcdanal Mcdanald Mcdaniel Mcdaniels Mcdannal Mcdanold Mcdent Mcdonaldson Mcdonel Mcdonie Mcdoniel Mcdoniell Mcdonnold Mcgoodwin Mchatoon Mchatton Mckeithen Mckiethan Mcstanton Mcthomas Mcthompson Mctimmons Mestemaker Meston Mochaidhean Mogdan Mogden Moisdon Mosten Mostin Moston Mostyn Moyston Mussettini Mustain Mustin Muston Myckatyn
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