Steven Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Steven Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2269 people with the Steven surname? In that year Steven was ranked number 1680 for popularity in the UK. |
Steven records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Steven 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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Historical References
"STEVEN. A Scots spelling of STEPHEN, q.v. Alexander Stevyn was tenant of Glenboy in 1472 (Cupar-Angus, i, p. 221). Thomas Steuen was rentalit in land of Auchinname in 1509 (Rental), John Steuin was a tenant of the bishop of Aberdeen in 1511 (REA., i, p. 365), and Alexander Stevyn held land in Glasgow in 1549 (Protocols, i). Ninian Stiving in Kilbarchan, 1659 (Kilbarchan). For some notes on Stiven's Totums' see Fraser, History of Laurencekirk, p. 207-208. Steine and Steyne 1560, Stene 1551, Stevin 1610, Stewin 1565, Stewyne 1597, Stiven 1698. As forename: Stene Lokart, 1488 (Lanark, p. 3). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Steven Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Steven 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 Steven family tree.
Look at Steven Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Steven family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Steven family records.
Search MyHeritage for Steven family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Steven family.
Research the Steven surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Steven Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2316 people with the Steven surname in the UK? Steven is now ranked number 2147 for popularity in the UK. |
Steven Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Steven family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Steven data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Steven family and people looking to contact living Steven relations.
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Find your Irish Steven relatives on findmypast.ie
Steven Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Steven surname in the USA? Steven is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Steven Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Steven family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Steven surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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