Researching Alfred Stair
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 61 people with the Stair surname? In that year Stair was ranked number 3518 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alfred means "Counselor" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Alfred Stair on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Alfred Stair in your 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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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alfred Stair and the Stair Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stair 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 Stair family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Alfred Stair at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Alfred Stair using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Alfred Stair.
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| Did you know that there are currently 29 people with the Stair surname in the UK? Stair is now ranked number 4014 for popularity in the UK. |
Stair Family History Databases
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Stair Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Stair surname in the USA? Stair is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stair Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Alfred Stair. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alfred Stair
Alfred Stair
Alfred Stair (15 May 1845 – 2 March 1914) was an English civil servant, who was the referee at the first three FA Cup Finals, all of which were played in London in 1872, 1873 and 1874. He entered the civil service in 1864 in the Treasury, becoming Principal Accountant in 1887 and Assistant Account-General in 1889. Alfred Stair served as Accountant and Comptroller-General of Board of the Inland Revenue at Somerset House from 1900 to 1910.
He was born on 15 May 1845 in Greenwich, Kent, the third child (and eldest son) of Thomas Stair (1802-1875), Deputy Comptroller-General of the Board of the Inland Revenue, and Ann (née Davis).
In 1872, Alfred Stair officiated in the match between Wanderers and Royal Engineers on 16 March. Like Stair his assistants (Umpires), JH Giffard, for the Royal Engineers, and James Kirkpatrick for the Wanderers, were also civil servants. Alfred Stair, as Treasurer of the Football Association, proposed the institution of the original FA Challenge Cup, to be paid for by a subscription of one guinea from each member club; this was eventually stolen following the 1894–95 FA Cup final.
Stair played football for the amateur club Upton Park from 1867 to 1874 and for the Wanderers. He was also selected as the match referee for the England v Scotland game on 6 March 1875.
Stair married Elisabeth Ann Nield (1845-1934), daughter of Edward Nield, Barrister (1820-1879) and Emma Cordingley, and died on 2 March 1914 at The Croft, Saltwood, Kent, aged 68. Alfred and Elisabeth had two sons, Arthur Cecil Stair and Vernon Stair, and four daughters, Gertrude, Maude (who married Sir Archibald Hurd, brother of Sir Percy Hurd), Lilian and Eva.
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