Researching Simon Caney
Delve into the history of Simon Caney using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | 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 Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Caney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Simon Caney 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 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 Simon 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 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 Caney family tree.
Study Parish Records for Simon Caney at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Simon Caney using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Simon Caney records.
Search MyHeritage for Simon Caney information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Simon 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 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Simon Caney.
Study MyTrees for information on the Caney family and people looking to contact living Caney relations.
Look at One Great Family for Caney records submitted by people who are already researching the Caney Family Tree.
Find Simon 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 Simon Caney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Simon Caney
Simon Caney
Simon Caney (born 1966) is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Warwick and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
Caney read philosophy, politics, and economics at Merton College, Oxford, and was a postgraduate student of G. A. Cohen at Nuffield College, Oxford. He taught at the University of Newcastle, the University of Birmingham, and at Magdalen College, at the University of Oxford before taking up his position at Warwick as Professor of Political Theory.
Caney is the author of Justice Beyond Borders (Oxford University Press, 2005) and of many articles in politics and philosophy journals. He currently co-directs the Oxford Martin School research programme on 'Human Rights for Future Generations'.
Source: Simon 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.
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