Researching Harry Whitney
Dig into the past of Harry Whitney using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1555 people with the Whitney surname? In that year Whitney was ranked number 2125 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Whitney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Harry Whitney 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 Whitney 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 Harry Whitney and the Whitney Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Whitney 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 Whitney family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Harry Whitney at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harry Whitney using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Harry Whitney records.
Study MyHeritage for Harry Whitney information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Harry Whitney.
Research the Whitney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Whitney Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2186 people with the Whitney surname in the UK? Whitney is now ranked number 2233 for popularity in the UK. |
Whitney 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Harry Whitney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Whitney family and people looking to contact living Whitney relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Whitney records submitted by people who are already researching the Whitney Family Tree.
Find Harry Whitney from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Whitney 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 Whitney surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Whitney surname in the USA? Whitney is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Whitney Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Harry Whitney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harry Whitney
Harry Whitney
Harry Whitney (December 1, 1873 – May 20, 1936) was an American sportsman, adventurer, and author. He traveled to northern Greenland with Robert Peary in 1908, staying over the winter with the Inughuit at Etah and Annoatok. In the spring of 1909 Whitney found himself at the center of the controversy between Frederick Cook and Peary over who had reached the North Pole first. A year after his return, he published a book on the trip. He is sometimes confused with his contemporary Harry Payne Whitney, who was no relation.
Source: Harry Whitney, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Whitney
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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