Researching Thomas 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 Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Penny on Ancestry
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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 Penny 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 Thomas Penny and the Penny Family Tree
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.
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| 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 Family History Databases
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Penny Forums
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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. |
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Thomas Penny
Thomas Penny (1532 – January 1589) was an English physician and early entomologist. His solo works have not survived and he is primarily known through quotations from other sixteenth-century biologists. It is believed that he broke with Aristotle on classification of caterpillars. He was also a Puritan and as such kept a low profile during the reign of Queen Mary I of England. He is perhaps best known for being partly responsible for the Insectorum, sive, Minimorum animalium theatrum or Theatre of Insects. This work was written jointly by Conrad Gessner (posthumously), Edward Edward Wotton, Thomas Muffet, and Thomas Penny.
Penny suffered from asthma and dosed himself with woodlice crushed in wine.
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