Researching Don Seymour
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6121 people with the Seymour surname? In that year Seymour was ranked number 686 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Don means "form of DONALD - proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Don Seymour on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Don Seymour and the Seymour Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 9147 people with the Seymour surname in the UK? Seymour is now ranked number 633 for popularity in the UK. |
Seymour Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Seymour surname in the USA? Seymour is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Don Seymour
Don Seymour
Donald J. Seymour (1961 – 26 June 2020) was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Etobicoke, Ontario, Don Seymour began his professional racing career riding in Western Canada. From 1981 to 1986 he was the leading rider in Alberta. In 1988, he finished second aboard Play The King in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. In 1989 he signed on with Kinghaven Farms where that year he teamed up with trainer Roger Attfield to become the first in twenty-six years to capture Canada's Triple Crown series. Following their 1989 Triple Crown with the colt With Approval, in 1990 they repeated the feat with Izvestia, an achievement that has never been equalled.
Don Seymour retired in 1994 having won the Sovereign Award as Canada's top jockey a record four times. In 1995 he was voted the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the sport of horse racing. In 1999, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
He died on 26 June 2020, at the age of 58, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Source: Don Seymour, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDon Seymour (footballer)
Don Seymour (16 March 1916 – 23 July 1986) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Seymour was recruited from the Albury Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
Seymour won the Footscray Football Club Reserves Eighteen best and fairest award in 1938 and 1939.
Seymour was also a professional athletic foot-runner who ran in the Stawell Gift.
Seymour also played with the South Sydney Football Club during the war years.
Seymour was a World War II veteran from 1940 to 1945.
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