Preen

Preen One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Preen

Variants: Preene, Preine, Prene, Pruen, Prynne

Category: 2 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way, but currently in some countries only.

Website: preenfamily.org

Contact: Mrs Susan Laflin-Barker

About the study

The Preen Family History Study Group exists to study the history of this family. It organises a reunion each June and publishes books about the family.

Variant names

PREEN is the most common version in use today. PRYNNE is now a separate surname. In the past, variants included PREENE, PRENE, PREINE, PREYNE, PRINN, PRINNIE, PRINNE, and PRIN

Name origin

The name derives from the Domesday Manor of 'PRENE' which survives as the parish of CHURCH PREEN and the township of HOLT PREEN in the parish of CARDINGTON, both in Shropshire.

Distribution of the name

The earliest records show two main clusters, one centred on Cardington/Hope Bowdler and the other on Bridgnorth, both in Shropshire. After 1660, they were joined by a third cluster centred on King Stanley in Gloucestershire. From here, the family spread out world wide.

Data

Collections of data from parish registers, wills, census and BMD certificates and indexes. See our website for details of the source booklets produced by the group.

DNA

Two ongoing DNA studies.

Links

www.preenfamily.org

Contact Details

Mrs Susan Laflin-Barker

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Preen in the Guild Indexes

(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)

Global Marriages (public) 21
Global Marriages (members)* 22
Modern Newspaper Index 1
Datastores 1

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