Researching Patrick Pinney
Delve into the history of Patrick Pinney using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 418 people with the Pinney surname? In that year Pinney was ranked number 3161 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Patrick means "nobleman" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Patrick Pinney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Patrick Pinney in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Pinney 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 Patrick Pinney and the Pinney Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pinney 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 Pinney family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Patrick Pinney at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Patrick Pinney using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Patrick Pinney records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Patrick Pinney information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Patrick Pinney.
Research the Pinney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pinney Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 701 people with the Pinney surname in the UK? Pinney is now ranked number 3380 for popularity in the UK. |
Pinney Family History 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 Patrick Pinney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Pinney family and people looking to contact living Pinney relations.
Look at One Great Family for Pinney records submitted by people who are already researching the Pinney Family Tree.
Find Patrick Pinney from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pinney 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 Pinney surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Pinney surname in the USA? Pinney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pinney Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Patrick Pinney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Patrick Pinney
Patrick Pinney
Patrick Cullen Pinney (born June 30, 1952) is an American television, film and voice actor.
Pinney has provided voices for a number of animated characters, including Mighty Mouse in the short-lived Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987–1988), Pa Gorg, Uncle Traveling Matt, Flange Doozer, and "Additional Voices" in the animated version of Fraggle Rock, Chico the Bouncer in the hybrid live-action/animated film Cool World (1992), the speaking voice of Painty the Pirate from the opening theme of SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) and Wormguy and Idikiukup in Men in Black: The Series.
He supplied the voice of the Fish Ghoulie in the Ghoulies sequel Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1987) and voiced Stan in the video game The Curse of Monkey Island.
Pinney has appeared on the stop-motion animation series Robot Chicken as He-Man, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester, Monterey Jack, Ted Kennedy, Dick Cheney, and O. J. Simpson.
Source: Patrick Pinney, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Pinney
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