Researching Roger Greenaway
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1879 people with the Greenaway surname? In that year Greenaway was ranked number 1906 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Greenaway on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Roger Greenaway 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. 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 Greenaway 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 Roger Greenaway and the Greenaway Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Greenaway 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 Greenaway family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Roger Greenaway at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Roger Greenaway using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Roger Greenaway.
Research the Greenaway surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Greenaway Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3906 people with the Greenaway surname in the UK? Greenaway is now ranked number 1466 for popularity in the UK. |
Greenaway Genealogy 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 Roger Greenaway.
Study MyTrees for information on the Greenaway family and people looking to contact living Greenaway relations.
Study One Great Family for Greenaway records submitted by people who are already researching the Greenaway Family Tree.
Find Roger Greenaway from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Greenaway 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 Greenaway surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Greenaway Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Roger Greenaway. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway
Roger John Reginald Greenaway, (born 23 August 1938) is an English songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook. His compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles" and the transatlantic million selling songs "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". They were the first UK songwriting partnership to be granted an Ivor Novello Award as 'Songwriters of the Year' in two successive years.
In 2009, Greenaway was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Source: Roger Greenaway, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Greenaway
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