Researching Tan Nee
Dig into the past of Tan Nee using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 102 people with the Nee surname? In that year Nee was ranked number 3477 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Tan Nee on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Tan Nee 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 Nee 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 Tan Nee and the Nee Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nee 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 Nee family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Tan Nee at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tan Nee using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Tan Nee records.
Explore MyHeritage for Tan Nee information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Tan Nee.
Research the Nee surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nee Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 419 people with the Nee surname in the UK? Nee is now ranked number 3646 for popularity in the UK. |
Nee 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Tan Nee.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nee family and people looking to contact living Nee relations.
Check out One Great Family for Nee records submitted by people who are already researching the Nee Family Tree.
Find Tan Nee from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nee 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 Nee surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nee surname in the USA? Nee is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nee Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tan Nee. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tan Nee
Tan Hiok Nee
Major China Dato' Tan Hiok Nee ( 1827 – 21 May 1902), also known as Tan Yeok Nee, was the leader of the Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor, succeeding Tan Kee Soon in circa 1864, he transformed the Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor from a quasi-military revolutionary brotherhood, based in the rural settlement of Kangkar Tebrau, into an organisation of kapitans, kangchus, and revenue farmers, based in the state capital of Johor Bahru. His grandson Tan Chin Hian, was the chairman of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singapore Teochew Poit It Huay Kuan and Ngee Ann Kongsi Singapore for many years.
Source: Tan Hiok Nee, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nee
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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