Researching Robert Donne
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 237 people with the Donne surname? In that year Donne was ranked number 3342 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Donne on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Donne 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 Donne 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 Robert Donne and the Donne Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Donne 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 Donne family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Robert Donne at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Donne using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 366 people with the Donne surname in the UK? Donne is now ranked number 3696 for popularity in the UK. |
Donne 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.
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Donne 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.
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Miscellaneous Donne Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Donne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Donne
Robert Donne
Robert Donne (born 1967) is a musician and film composer from Richmond, Virginia. He has recorded works with a variety of groups and individuals including Labradford (Kranky), Aix Em Klemm (Kranky), Spokane (Jagjaguwar), Gregor Samsa, Cristal (Flingco Sound System, Entr'acte), Pan.American (Kranky), Stephen Vitiello (Geographic North), and most recently Anjou (Kranky). His work as a composer includes Rick Alverson's Entertainment, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and New Jerusalem (2011 Film Festival Rotterdam), as well as Daniel Carbone's Hide Your Smiling Faces (2013 Berlinale).
Source: Robert Donne, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Donne
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.
Daane Daen Dagneau Dahm Dahme Dahonny Dain Daine Damba Dame Dami Damm Dammy Damo Dan Dana Danahey Dane Daneau Daney Dani Dania Daniau Dann Danna Danne Danniau Dannie Dano Dany Danyi Danyow Daum Dauma Daunay Dauney Dawn Dawnay Dawney Dayna Dayne De_nauw Deam Dean Deane Deano Deaon Deehan Deem Deen Deeney Deeny Dehaan Dehan Dehaney Dehm Dehn Dehoney Dehonney Dehonny Deighan Demaio Demay Demby Deme Demo Den Dene Deneau Deney Denio Denn Denne Dennehy Denney Dennie Denny Deny Deon Dewan Dewane Dewen Dewin Dewinne Diamo Diana Diani Diano Diehm Diehn Diem Dieno Dimeo Dimmne Dina Dine Dinn Dion Dionne Dna Doan Doane Doen Doheny Dohm Dohme Dohn Dom Domb Dome Domm Domney Don Donagh Donaghe Donaghey Donaghie Donaghy Donahay Donahie Donaho Donahoe Donahoo Donahue Donaway Donay Done Doneghy Doney Doni Donihoo Donn Donna Donnay Donno Dono Donoghue Donoho Donohoe Donohue Doohan Doom Doon Doone Dooney Doughan Douhan Doun Doune Dowen Dowhan Down Downe Downey Downie Doyen Doyne Doyon Duane Duenow Duhaime Duhaine Duham Duhme Duhon Dumm Dun Dunaway Dunay Dunihue Dunn Dunnaway Dunne Dunow Duny Dwan Dwane Dwine Dwn Dwnn Dyne Dyon





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