Researching Paul Keane
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The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Keane on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Paul Keane 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 Keane 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 Paul Keane and the Keane Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Keane 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 Keane family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Paul Keane at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paul Keane using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Paul Keane records.
Check out MyHeritage for Paul Keane information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Paul Keane.
Research the Keane surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Keane Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5036 people with the Keane surname in the UK? Keane is now ranked number 1175 for popularity in the UK. |
Keane 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Paul Keane.
Study MyTrees for information on the Keane family and people looking to contact living Keane relations.
Explore One Great Family for Keane records submitted by people who are already researching the Keane Family Tree.
Find Paul Keane from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Keane 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 Keane surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Keane Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Keane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Keane
Paul Keane
Paul Keane (born 16 September 1957) is an Australian actor well known for playing original character Des Clarke in the soap opera Neighbours, opposite Elaine Smith who played his wife Daphne Clarke. Other TV credits include Bliss and Flight into Hell.
Keane trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1983. After leaving Neighbours, Keane appeared in three short films before he quit acting and took up work in a pub. After struggling to cope with fame, Keane developed a drug addiction which he battled for ten years.
In November 2014, it was announced that Keane would be one of the former cast members returning to Neighbours, reprising his role of Des Clarke for the show's 30th anniversary in 2015. Keane also appeared in a documentary special celebrating the anniversary titled Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015.
Keane reprised the role of Des when the character returned for Neighbours 35th anniversary in March 2020 and again in December of the same year.
Source: Paul Keane, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Keane
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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