Researching George Cumming
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5714 people with the Cumming surname? In that year Cumming was ranked number 742 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Cumming on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Cumming and the Cumming Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 4799 people with the Cumming surname in the UK? Cumming is now ranked number 1234 for popularity in the UK. |
Cumming Family History Databases
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Cumming Forums
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Some Famous People called George Cumming
George Cumming (politician)
George Cumming (20 November 1752 – 1 May 1834) was a Scottish politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for two periods between 1803 and 1826.
A brother of Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, he served with the British East India Company before becoming a financial speculator in London.
He was elected at a by-election in 1803 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inverness Burghs,succeeding his brother in the family-controlled seat.He stood down at the 1806 general election in favour of a relative, Francis Grant. However, control of the seat slipped from his family, and he was defeated when he stood again in 1807.
After an agreement between the rival factions, he was re-elected in 1818 and 1820, and held the seat until 1826.
Source: George Cumming (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Cumming (golfer)
George Cumming (20 May 1879 – 26 March 1950) was a Scottish-Canadian professional golfer and club maker. Cumming was often referred to as the "Dean of Canadian Professional Golfers" and his teachings as proprietor of the Toronto Golf Club launched the career of many of Canada's best known professional golfers. He won the Canadian Open in 1905 and three of his assistants won the championship in the following years: Charles Murray, Albert Murray and Karl Keffer, each winning the championship twice.
Cumming finished in ninth place in the 1905 U.S. Open. He carded rounds of 85-82-75-81=323 and won $30. He was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum in 1971.
Source: George Cumming (golfer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cumming
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