Researching George Kennedy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18056 people with the Kennedy surname? In that year Kennedy was ranked number 205 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Kennedy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Kennedy and the Kennedy Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kennedy 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 Kennedy family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 35335 people with the Kennedy surname in the UK? Kennedy is now ranked number 129 for popularity in the UK. |
Kennedy Genealogy Databases
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Kennedy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 203563 people with the Kennedy surname in the USA? Kennedy is ranked number 90 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called George Kennedy
George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970).
Among the notable films he had a significant role in are Cool Hand Luke, Charade, Strait-Jacket, McHale's Navy, Shenandoah, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, The Boston Strangler, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Airport 1975, Earthquake, and The Eiger Sanction.
Kennedy was the only actor to appear in all four films in the Airport series, reprising the role of Joe Patroni three times. He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films, and corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series.
Source: George Kennedy, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Kennedy (sports promoter)
George Washington Kendall (December 29, 1881 – October 19, 1921), known professionally as George Kennedy, was a Canadian sports promoter best known as the owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team from 1910 to 1921. Kennedy was a wrestler himself and after the end of his wrestling career turned to wrestling promotion. Kendall along with other investors, formed the Club Athletique Canadien, and promoted wrestling, boxing, hockey and other sports. He would contract the Spanish flu during the pandemic of the late 1910s and never fully recovered from it, causing him to eventually succumb to complications from the illness in 1921, after the pandemic ended.
Source: George Kennedy (sports promoter), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kennedy
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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