Researching George Nevin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 601 people with the Nevin surname? In that year Nevin was ranked number 2978 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 Nevin on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Nevin and the Nevin Family History
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Investigate Parish Records for George Nevin at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1507 people with the Nevin surname in the UK? Nevin is now ranked number 2681 for popularity in the UK. |
Nevin Family History Databases
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Nevin Forums
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Miscellaneous Nevin Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on George Nevin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Nevin
George Balch Nevin
George Balch Nevin (March 15, 1859 – April 17, 1933) was an American composer and businessman. A member of the Nevin musical family, his cousins were the composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer.
Nevin was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation; he was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier's poem "A Ballad of Trees and the Master", and wrote a number of hymns as well. Helen Tretbar translated at least one of his songs ("Ho! Fill Me a Flagon!") into German. For nearly thirty years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing.
Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and would sometimes give lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies. Some of these have survived in manuscript form.
Nevin died in 1933.
Source: George Balch Nevin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nevin
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