Researching Bill Leen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7 people with the Leen surname? In that year Leen was ranked number 3572 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Leen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Leen and the Leen Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Leen 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 Leen family tree.
Search Parish Records for Bill Leen at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Leen using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Bill Leen.
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| Did you know that there are currently 137 people with the Leen surname in the UK? Leen is now ranked number 3913 for popularity in the UK. |
Leen Family History Databases
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Find Bill Leen from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Leen Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Leen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Leen
Bill Leen
Bill Leen (born March 1, 1962) is an American musician from Tempe, Arizona. He is the bass player of the band Gin Blossoms, which he co-founded in 1987 with his longtime friend Doug Hopkins.
Leen graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe, then studied English and philosophy at Arizona State University, leaving during his junior year to devote his energy to music.
He and Doug Hopkins played in a variety of local Tempe bands during the early 1980s, including The Moral Majority and The Psalms before moving to Portland, Oregon and forming The 10 o'Clock Scholars. His first taste of musical notoriety occurred while playing with the Psalms. The Psalms were asked to fill in for up-and-coming band, R.E.M. which had cancelled a show, opening for Billy Idol at the Devil House nightclub.
Source: Bill Leen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Leen
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