Researching Dave Penney
Dig into the past of Dave Penney using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1654 people with the Penney surname? In that year Penney was ranked number 2060 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Penney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dave Penney 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Penney 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 Dave Penney and the Penney Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Penney 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 Penney family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Dave Penney at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dave Penney using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Dave Penney records.
Explore MyHeritage for Dave Penney information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Dave Penney.
Research the Penney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Penney Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2675 people with the Penney surname in the UK? Penney is now ranked number 1971 for popularity in the UK. |
Penney Family Tree 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Dave Penney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Penney family and people looking to contact living Penney relations.
Look at One Great Family for Penney records submitted by people who are already researching the Penney Family Tree.
Find Dave Penney from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Penney 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 Penney surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Penney surname in the USA? Penney is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Penney Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Dave Penney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dave Penney
Dave Penney
David Mark Penney (born 17 August 1964) is an English football manager and former player. Born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Penney entered professional football at the relatively late age of 21. He had been working as a bricklayer and playing for nothing at Pontefract Collieries for 5 years before he was spotted by Derby County scout Ron Jukes, who recommended him to manager Arthur Cox. He was offered a contract at the then Third Division club and they climbed two divisions before he left for Oxford United for £175,000. He then went on to Wales, where he played for Swansea City and Cardiff City, latterly signing for Doncaster Rovers in 1998. He played as a midfielder.
Source: Dave Penney, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Penney
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.
Paana Paien Pain Paine Pamby Pane Panei Pann Panny Panui Payan Payen Payn Payne Peene Pein Pem Pena Peneau Penn Penna Pennay Penni Penny Piam Pien Pigne Pigney Pigny Pim Pimm Pimme Pina Pine Pineau Pineo Pinhao Pinkney Pinn Pinna Pinneo Pinney Pinno Pinnow Pino Piombo Pion Piuma Poma Pombo Pon Pone Ponio Poon Poone Powney Puhn Pum Punneo Pym Pymm Pyne Pynn





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