Researching Glen Keane
Research the background of Glen Keane using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 697 people with the Keane surname? In that year Keane was ranked number 2883 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Glen means "A Secluded, Woody Valley" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Glen Keane on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Glen Keane 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 Keane 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 Glen Keane and the Keane Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Keane 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 Keane family tree.
Search Parish Records for Glen Keane at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Glen Keane using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Glen Keane records.
Look at MyHeritage for Glen Keane information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Glen Keane.
Research the Keane surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Keane Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5036 people with the Keane surname in the UK? Keane is now ranked number 1175 for popularity in the UK. |
Keane Genealogy 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 Glen Keane.
Study MyTrees for information on the Keane family and people looking to contact living Keane relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Keane records submitted by people who are already researching the Keane Family Tree.
Find Glen Keane from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Keane 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 Keane surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Keane Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Glen Keane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Glen Keane
Glen Keane
Glen Keane (born April 13, 1954) is an American animator, author and illustrator. He was a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for feature films including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan and Tangled. He received the 1992 Annie Award for character animation and the 2007 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to the field of animation. He was named a Disney Legend in 2013.
In 2017, Keane directed Dear Basketball, an animated short film based on Kobe Bryant's retirement poem in The Players' Tribune, for which Keane and Bryant received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Source: Glen Keane, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Keane
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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