Researching David Somerville
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2493 people with the Somerville surname? In that year Somerville was ranked number 1564 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Somerville on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Somerville and the Somerville Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3636 people with the Somerville surname in the UK? Somerville is now ranked number 1566 for popularity in the UK. |
Somerville Genealogy Databases
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Somerville Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Somerville surname in the USA? Somerville is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called David Somerville
David Somerville (bishop)
The Most Rev. Thomas David Somerville (November 11, 1915 – July 25, 2011) was the sixth Bishop of New Westminster and eighth Metropolitan of British Columbia.
Somerville was born in Lytton, British Columbia and educated at the King George Secondary School and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ordained in 1939, he had incumbencies in Princeton, Sardis and Vancouver. He was Dean of Residence at the Anglican Theological College of British Columbia then Coadjutor Bishop of New Westminster and then its diocesan and Metropolitan of British Columbia from 1975, retiring from both positions in 1980.
Source: David Somerville (bishop), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Somerville
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