Researching Adam Sampson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5109 people with the Sampson surname? In that year Sampson was ranked number 830 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Adam means "Red earth" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Adam Sampson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Adam Sampson and the Sampson Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 6702 people with the Sampson surname in the UK? Sampson is now ranked number 897 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Sampson surname in the USA? Sampson is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Adam Sampson
Adam Sampson
Adam Sampson (born 13 June 1960) was previously the Chief Ombudsman of the Legal Ombudsman, the free service that investigates complaints about lawyers in England and Wales. He took up the post on 1 July 2009: prior to this he was the chief executive of the charity Shelter for seven years.
He left that role in November 2014 in a dispute over rail fares.
He is currently the CEO of the charity St Elizabeth’s Centre.
He is currently the chair of the charity FareShare, a Commissioner on the UK Drug Policy Commission and non-executive chairman of C4H, a community interest housing company.
He is currently married with two children.
Source: Adam Sampson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sampson
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