Stevenson Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21014 people with the Stevenson surname? In that year Stevenson was ranked number 168 for popularity in the UK. |
Stevenson records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Stevenson 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Historical References
"STEVENSON, 'son of STEVEN,' q.v. Nichol filz Steven, chaplain of Scotland, had license to take shipping at London or Dovorre at pleasure in 1372 (Bain, m, 198). John Steywynson was one of the surveyors of the marches of Woodwrae in 1388 (Bamff, p. 22), John Stevenson was merchant in Aberdeen in 1454 (Bain, TV, 1265), and common councillor, 1477 (Guildrij, p. 189), and Duncan Stewinson was witness in Brechin in 1479 (REB., i, 202). Henry Stevinsoun in Brechin in 1505 appears in the following year as Henry Steynson (ibid., n, 149, 150). John Stevenson, last Roman Catholic precentor of the metropolitan church of Glasgow in 1548 spelled his name Steinstoune (Biggar, p. 197). Thomas Steuynesone had sasine of land in Glasgow in 1550 ( (Protocols, i), Andro Steiuinsoun was treasurer of Edinburgh in 1580 (MCM., i, p. 288), and Quostantyne Steynstoune was burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1594 (Burgesses). Bryce Stinstone appears in Irvine, 1686 (Irvine, n, p. 310). Steinstoune 1613, Steivinson 1685, Steuinsoun 1573, Stevensone 1557, Stevingstoun 1569, Stevinsone 1507, Stevinstine 1684, Stevisone 1663, Stevynesone and Stevynsoune 1550, Stewinsone 1506, Stewinsoune 1583, Stewinstoun 1625, Stewynsone 1550, Stewynsounne 1577, Sthevinson 1493, Sthevinsone 1503, Stivinson 1686; Stevinstoun, Steavensone, Stevenstoune, Stivenson, Stivensone, Stivenstoune. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stevenson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stevenson 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Stevenson family tree.
Search Stevenson Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stevenson family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Stevenson family records.
Study MyHeritage for Stevenson family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Stevenson family.
Research the Stevenson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stevenson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 31062 people with the Stevenson surname in the UK? Stevenson is now ranked number 152 for popularity in the UK. |
Stevenson Genealogy Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Stevenson family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Stevenson data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Stevenson family and people looking to contact living Stevenson relations.
Check out GENi for Stevenson family records.
Find your Irish Stevenson relatives on findmypast.ie
Stevenson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Stevenson surname in the USA? Stevenson is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stevenson Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stevenson 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 Stevenson surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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