Researching Rey Caney
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 270 people with the Caney surname? In that year Caney was ranked number 3309 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Rey means "King" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Rey Caney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Rey Caney in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Caney 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 Rey Caney and the Caney Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Caney 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 Caney family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Rey Caney at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Rey Caney using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Rey Caney records.
Study MyHeritage for Rey Caney information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Rey Caney.
Research the Caney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Caney Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 278 people with the Caney surname in the UK? Caney is now ranked number 3781 for popularity in the UK. |
Caney Family Tree 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Rey Caney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Caney family and people looking to contact living Caney relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Caney records submitted by people who are already researching the Caney Family Tree.
Find Rey Caney from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Caney 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 Caney surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Caney Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Rey Caney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Rey Caney
Rey Caney
Reinaldo Hierrezuelo La O (30 December 1926 – 23 February 2016), known professionally as Rey Caney, was a Cuban singer, guitarist, and tresero. Born in Santiago de Cuba as the youngest of 11 siblings, he led Cuarteto Patría for some time; this famous group is now led by Eliades Ochoa. In the middle 1950s, he took over Compay Segundo's place in the duo Los Compadres, as "Duo Los Compadres" they recorded for several record labels including Panart and Seeco, with the latter he also recorded as Rey Caney in New York City in 1960. The other partner being his elder brother Lorenzo Hierrezuelo. He and his brother sang together for thirty years. He also sang and played with many other groups, and finally came back to Santiago de Cuba to lead the Vieja Trova Santiaguera, one of the top groups in Cuba's second city. He also worked with his sister Caridad Hierrezuelo, a singer of guaracha style.
His most popular composition is "" (The sugar cane's burning). He recorded two songs with Sonora Matancera, "" and "Quiero emborracharme".Reinaldo Hierrezuelo La O died in Havana in 2016.
Source: Rey Caney, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Caney
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.
Caen Caghan Cagney Cahan Cahani Cahen Cahn Cahoon Cahoone Caime Caimi Cain Caine Cainey Cam Cambeau Cambo Camboia Came Camey Camm Camou Camuy Cana Cane Caneo Cann Canna Cannaway Canney Cannoy Canny Cano Canoy Caughan Caughen Caumo Cayen Caynhooe Ceney Chaigne Chaim Chain Chainey Cham Chamney Chan Chaney Chaugham Cheaney Cheeney Cheine Chen Chenay Chenaye Chene Cheney Cheyenne Cheyne Cheyney Chiene Chin China Chine Chinn Chiono Choma Chowen Chown Chowne Chumney Chuney Chunn Chwenn Ciani Cianni Cigno Cima Cina Cino Cioni Coan Coen Cohan Cohane Cohani Cohen Cohn Com Comb Combe Combi Comboy Comby Come Comeau Comee Comi Commo Como Con Cona Conaghy Conahy Conaway Cone Coneau Conew Coney Conmee Conn Connah Connaway Conneau Connew Connow Connue Conway Cooknoe Coom Coomb Coombe Coome Coomo Coon Cooney Couen Coughan Coumbe Couwehowen Cowan Cowen Cowham Cowin Cowmbe Cown Cowne Coyne Cuen Cuene Cueni Cuiney Cumbe Cumbee Cumbie Cumbo Cumby Cumm Cumo Cunah Cuneio Cuneo Cunha Cunio Cunnah Cunney Cunnow Cunow Cuny Cuomo Cynowa Czene Tchayan





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