Researching John Kenny
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3586 people with the Kenny surname? In that year Kenny was ranked number 1167 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Kenny on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Kenny and the Kenny Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kenny 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 Kenny family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9986 people with the Kenny surname in the UK? Kenny is now ranked number 583 for popularity in the UK. |
Kenny Genealogy Databases
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Kenny Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Kenny surname in the USA? Kenny is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Kenny
John Kenny (Clan-na-Gael)
John Kenny (1847–1924) long-time member and multi-term president (1883, 1914) of the Clan-na-Gael, which supplied support to the rebels in Ireland, culminating in the Easter Rising. John Kenny was a life-long close associate of John Devoy, having been born near Devoy's hometown, been a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and having worked very closely with Devoy in New York for decades. Under the cover of personal and business trips, he served as liaison between the "Home Office" (the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Ireland) and the Clan-na-Gael. In 1914 he served as the Clan's envoy to Berlin to present the Clan's proposal that Germany sell arms to the Irish, who would then stage a rebellion against their common enemy, England. On his return to New York he stopped in Dublin to inform Thomas Clarke. He returned to Ireland to deliver money for the guns and to bring back messages from the I.R.B.
Source: John Kenny (Clan-na-Gael), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
John Kenny (politician)
John Lesley Kenny (21 June 1889 – 19 June 1978) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Port Macquarie and worked as a plumber. A Labor Party member from around 1906, he was secretary and president of the Port Macquarie branch and a local alderman from 1959 to 1964. In 1955 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member. He was expelled from the party in 1959 for opposing the abolition of the Legislative Council, and was thereafter associated with the Independent Labor Group. Kenny left the Council in 1970 and died at Port Macquarie in 1978.
Source: John Kenny (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kenny
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