Researching Frederick Senior
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6860 people with the Senior surname? In that year Senior was ranked number 595 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Frederick means "Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Frederick Senior on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frederick Senior and the Senior Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Senior 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 Senior family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 7857 people with the Senior surname in the UK? Senior is now ranked number 756 for popularity in the UK. |
Senior Family Tree Databases
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Senior Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Senior surname in the USA? Senior is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Frederick Senior. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Frederick Stocks senior
Frederick Stocks (23 May 1883 – 2 January 1954) was an English cricketer. Stocks' batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire.
Stocks made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in 1906 against Cambridge University and the touring West Indians. In the match against Cambridge University at Fenner's, Stocks top scored in Northamptonshire's first-innings with 13, before being dismissed by Percy May, with Northamptonshire being dismissed for 57. In their second-innings he was dismissed for 3 by Cyril Rattigan. He also bowled seven wicketless overs in Cambridge University's first-innings. In the match against the West Indians at the County Ground, he scored 2 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Sydney Smith. In their second-innings he scored 6 runs, before being dismissed by Richard Ollivierre.
He died at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire on 2 January 1954. His son, also called Frederick, was a first-class cricketer for Nottinghamshire from 1946 and 1957.
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