Researching Shirley Kenny
Delve into the history of Shirley Kenny using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3586 people with the Kenny surname? In that year Kenny was ranked number 1167 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Shirley means "country meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Shirley Kenny on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Shirley Kenny 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. 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 Kenny 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 Shirley Kenny and the Kenny Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kenny 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 Kenny family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Shirley Kenny at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Shirley Kenny using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Shirley Kenny.
Research the Kenny surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kenny Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 9986 people with the Kenny surname in the UK? Kenny is now ranked number 583 for popularity in the UK. |
Kenny 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Shirley Kenny.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kenny family and people looking to contact living Kenny relations.
Search One Great Family for Kenny records submitted by people who are already researching the Kenny Family Tree.
Find Shirley Kenny from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kenny 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 Kenny surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Kenny surname in the USA? Kenny is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kenny Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Shirley Kenny. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Shirley Kenny
Shirley Strum Kenny
Shirley Strum Kenny (born 1934) is an English scholar and retired university president. Kenny was the fourth president of Stony Brook University from 1994 until the end of the 2008-2009 academic year. She was the first woman to hold that position. She had served as the president of Queens College from 1985 to 1994. In 2012, Kenny served as the interim president of Augusta State University upon the retirement of its long time president William A. Bloodworth from July 1 until the position was eliminated on December 31, 2012 as a result of Augusta State University's merger with Georgia Health Sciences University on August 10 of the same year.
Source: Shirley Strum Kenny, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kenny
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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