Researching Ed Kenna
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 285 people with the Kenna surname? In that year Kenna was ranked number 3294 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ed means "Form of EDWARD - guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Ed Kenna on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ed Kenna and the Kenna Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kenna 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 Kenna family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 690 people with the Kenna surname in the UK? Kenna is now ranked number 3389 for popularity in the UK. |
Kenna Family History Databases
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Kenna Forums
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Miscellaneous Kenna Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Ed Kenna. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ed Kenna
Ed Kenna
Edward Benninghaus Kenna (October 17, 1877 – March 22, 1912), nicknamed "The Pitching Poet", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, college football coach and newspapers editor. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. Kenna played football as Georgetown University as a fullback in 1898 and at West Virginia University as a fullback and kicker in 1901. He served as the head football coach at the University of Richmond in 1900 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1902. Kenna was later an editor of the Charleston Gazette. He died on March 22, 1912, in Grant, Florida.
Source: Ed Kenna, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kenna
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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