Researching Samuel Penny
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5329 people with the Penny surname? In that year Penny was ranked number 801 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Penny on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Penny and the Penny Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Penny 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 Penny family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Samuel Penny at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Samuel Penny using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Samuel Penny.
Research the Penny surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Penny Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5956 people with the Penny surname in the UK? Penny is now ranked number 1005 for popularity in the UK. |
Penny 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Samuel Penny.
Study MyTrees for information on the Penny family and people looking to contact living Penny relations.
Explore One Great Family for Penny records submitted by people who are already researching the Penny Family Tree.
Find Samuel Penny from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Penny 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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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Penny surname in the USA? Penny is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Penny Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Penny. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Penny
Samuel Penny
Samuel Penny (1808-1853) was an American Episcopal clergyman. Born to Presbyterian parents in New York, he attended Lane Theological Seminary before joining the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. A graduate of Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, Penny was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 1838. He served most of his ordained ministry in charge of Emmanuel Church, Manville, Rhode Island, leaving briefly to accompany Bishop Horatio Southgate on a missionary journey to the Ottoman Empire.
Source: Samuel Penny, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Penny
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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