Researching Gordon Linney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 942 people with the Linney surname? In that year Linney was ranked number 2644 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Linney on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gordon Linney and the Linney Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1141 people with the Linney surname in the UK? Linney is now ranked number 2981 for popularity in the UK. |
Linney Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Linney surname in the USA? Linney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Linney Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Gordon Linney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gordon Linney
Gordon Linney
Gordon Charles Scott Linney is an Irish Anglican priest: he was Archdeacon of Dublin from 1988 to 2004.
Linney was born in 1939 and ordained in 1970. He was a curate at Agherton and then a Minor canon at Down Cathedral. Later he held incumbencies in Dublin and Glenageary. He was appointed Archdeacon of Dublin in 1988 and later served as Honorary Secretary to the Church of Ireland General Synod. He took part in the New Ireland Forum and was a member of a Government Review Body on Primary Education. He served as a member of the Commissioners for Charitable Donations and Bequests. His publications include Sing and Pray, Thinking Anew, An Easter People (Ed John Scally), With Trust in Place (Ed. Alice Leahy), Untold Stories (ed Colin Murphy) Moving Forward Together ( ed Ginnie Kennerly) A Just Society (ed John Scally), Credo (ed John Quinn), He has contributed the following articles to Search Magazine: A New Millennium (2000), Civil Partnerships (2011), Abortion Issues (2013, Immigration (2015). He also writes a regular column for the Irish Times newspaper. He married Helen Henry in 1965 and they have three children. Helen died in 2015.
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