Researching Adrian Stephens
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16619 people with the Stephens surname? In that year Stephens was ranked number 224 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Adrian means "Dark one" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Adrian Stephens on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Adrian Stephens and the Stephens Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stephens 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 Stephens family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 19959 people with the Stephens surname in the UK? Stephens is now ranked number 272 for popularity in the UK. |
Stephens Family Tree Databases
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Stephens Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Adrian Stephens. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Adrian Stephens
Adrian Stephens
Adrian Stephens (1795 – 25 December 1876) was an English engineer, noted for inventing the steam whistle in 1833.
Stephens was born in the Penzance area of Cornwall and came to Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1827 to work at the Dowlais ironworks. The purpose of his invention was to act as a warning device on the boilers, and an early example can be seen in the museum at Cyfarthfa Castle. Stephens did not patent the device, and it was adopted by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway after it had been seen in operation at Dowlais in 1835.
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