Researching Jan Veen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21 people with the Veen surname? In that year Veen was ranked number 3558 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Jan Veen on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jan Veen 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jan Veen and the Veen Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Veen 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 Veen family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Jan Veen at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jan Veen using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Jan Veen.
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Veen Family History Databases
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Find Jan Veen from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Veen Forums
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Miscellaneous Veen Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jan Veen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jan Veen
Jan van der Veen
Jan van der Veen (born 6 July 1948) is a retired Dutch professional association football player who played for Sparta Rotterdam, Royal Antwerp, Go Ahead Eagles, Willem II and Helmond Sport. He also played in the NASL between 1978 and 1983 for the San Diego Sockers, Tampa Bay Rowdies and California Surf. Jan scored Tampa Bay's lone goal in the 22nd minute of Soccer Bowl '79 (NASL league final), which the Rowdies lost 2-1. He also played in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Phoenix Inferno and the Wichita Wings.
Source: Jan van der Veen, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Veen
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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