Researching Fred Covington
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 384 people with the Covington surname? In that year Covington was ranked number 3195 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Fred means "Form of FREDERICK. Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Fred Covington on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Fred Covington and the Covington Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 549 people with the Covington surname in the UK? Covington is now ranked number 3522 for popularity in the UK. |
Covington Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Covington surname in the USA? Covington is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Fred Covington
Fred Covington
Frederick Ernest "Fred" Covington (29 October 1912 – 3 July 1995) was an English first-class cricketer active 1935–36 who played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, and educated at Rockport School, near Holywood, County Down, then at Harrow (where he was captain of cricket 1931–32) and Magdalene College, Cambridge. After representing Cambridge University in 1935, he played in six first-class matches for Middlesex in 1936 scoring 142 runs at 20.28, including 83 on his debut against Warwickshire at Lord's, the highest score of the match. During World War II he joined the Royal Navy as a seaman, then was commissioned and commanded tank landing craft in British waters and in the Mediterranean. After the war he joined his cousin's firm of stockbrokers. He died in Poole, Dorset.
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Other names that sound a bit like Covington
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