Researching Brian Key
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4132 people with the Key surname? In that year Key was ranked number 1034 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Brian means "Strong" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Brian Key on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brian Key and the Key Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Key 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 Key family tree.
Search Parish Records for Brian Key at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Brian Key using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4934 people with the Key surname in the UK? Key is now ranked number 1195 for popularity in the UK. |
Key Family Tree Databases
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Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Brian Key.
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Find Brian Key from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Key Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Key surname in the USA? Key is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Key Databases
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Some Famous People called Brian Key
Brian Key
Brian Michael Key (20 September 1947 – 20 January 2016) was a British Labour Party politician, who from 1979 to 1984 was the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire South.
He was educated at Wath Grammar School from 1958 to 1965, before studying PPE at the University of Liverpool, where he was a contemporary of the journalist Jon Snow. Key was elected to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in 1973, serving for six years until his election to the European Parliament in 1979. During his tenure on Barnsley Council, Key served as Chair of the Labour Group and a member of the Education committee.
Following his deselection as a candidate in the 1984 European Parliament elections, he worked as a Local Government Officer and School Auditor, before his retirement.
Between 2011 and 2015, Key represented his home village of Darfield on Barnsley Council, before retiring prior to the 2015 local elections. Soon after retiring as a councillor, Key died at the age of 68.
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