Researching George Stevenson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21014 people with the Stevenson surname? In that year Stevenson was ranked number 168 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 Stevenson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Stevenson and the Stevenson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stevenson 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Stevenson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 31062 people with the Stevenson surname in the UK? Stevenson is now ranked number 152 for popularity in the UK. |
Stevenson Family History Databases
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Stevenson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Stevenson surname in the USA? Stevenson is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stevenson Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on George Stevenson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Stevenson
George Stevenson (British politician)
George William Stevenson (born 30 August 1938) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
In 1984 he was elected as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Staffordshire East. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent South at the 1992 general election. He stood down from the European Parliament in 1994 and left the UK parliament at the 2005 general election. He was succeeded as MP for Stoke-on-Trent (South) by Rob Flello of the Labour Party.
He had previously been deputy leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. In 2002, Stevenson stood for the Labour Party in the first election for a directly elected mayor for Stoke-on-Trent, losing to the independent candidate Mike Wolfe, a former Labour Party member.
Source: George Stevenson (British politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Stevenson (cricketer)
George Stevenson should not be confused with Bob Stephenson, real name George Stephenson, former Derbyshire and Hampshire cricketer.
George Stanley Stevenson (20 July 1876 — 25 July 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904.
Stevenson was born in Derby, the son of James Henry Stevenson, an ironmonger, and his wife Elizabeth. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1904 season in a first-class match in May against London County captained by WG Grace. In the match, he made his top score of 9 and took a wicket. Stevenson's only County Championship match came against Essex a month later, in which he bowled economically without taking a wicket and made zero and 1 from the tailend.
Stevenson was a left-handed batsman who played 4 innings in 2 first-class matches with an average of 2.50 and a top score of 9. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 1 first-class wicket at an average of 92.00.
Stevenson died in Fritchley, Derbyshire at the age of 62.
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