Beaney One-Name Study

Beaney
One-Name Study

Topics

About the Beaney One-Name Study
Variants
Origin of the surname
Historical occurrences
Distribution of the name
Data
Links
Contact Details

About the Beaney One-Name Study

The Beaney One-Name study started in September 2005, I decided to begin the study after collecting any information I could relating to the Beaney name to help me with my own Family History Research and then realising that I could help others with their research. I am now seeking to exchange information on the surname: 'Beaney' (including any variants) to establish a worldwide database, All references sought (I accept Gedcom files) and will gladly help other researchers with any queries.

Variants

Spelling variations include: Bean, Beane, Beanie, Beany, Beeney, Beene, Beny, Beeny, Beyn, Bayn, Bene, Bane, Bain, Baine, Bayne, Beyne, Been, Beaine, MacBain, MacBean, MacVain, MacVan and many more.

Origin of the surname

The Beaney Name Originated from Scotland.

Historical occurrences

The name was first found in Invernesshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the norman Conquest of 1066.

Some of the first settlers of some of the names variants were: Alexander Bean who settled in Georgia in 1775; Duncan Bean who settled in Jamaica in 1716; Alexander Bain who settled in Maryland in 1774 & John Bain who settled in South Carolina in 1716.

James George Beaney - Born: 15 June 1828 Canterbury, England. Died: 30 June 1891 - The Hon J. G. Beaney, a native of Canterbury, went off to settle in Australia. Controversial, flamboyant James Beaney, a senior surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital, was an occasional lecturer in surgery to University of Melbourne medical students and the first benefactor to the medical school. His will, finalised in 1892, provided a bequest for scholarships in pathology and surgery, From 1908 the recipient of the award was known as the Beaney Scholar in Pathology.

Distribution of the name

The most populated counties in the 1881 UK census with the Beaney name were: Durham(74), Kent(124), London(66), Northumberland(35), Surrey(51), Sussex(109).

Data

All the Beaney enteries from the England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983.

Links

http://www.beaneyfamilyhistory.co.uk

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/a/Gordon-Beaney/index.html

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Mr Gordon D Beaney
E-mail:

This page last updated 25 February 2008.