Researching George Whistler
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 314 people with the Whistler surname? In that year Whistler was ranked number 3265 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 Whistler on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Whistler and the Whistler Family Tree
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Whistler Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Whistler surname in the USA? Whistler is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Whistler Databases
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Some Famous People called George Whistler
George Washington Whistler
George Washington Whistler (May 19, 1800 – April 7, 1849) was a prominent American civil engineer best known for building steam locomotives and railroads. He is credited with introducing the steam whistle to American locomotives.
In 1842, Tsar Nicholas I hired him to build the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway, Russia's first large-scale railroad. One of Whistler's important influences was the introduction of the Howe truss for the Russian railroad's bridges. This inspired the renowned Russian engineer Dmitrii Ivanovich Zhuravskii (1821–1891) to perform studies and develop structural analysis techniques for Howe truss bridges.
He was the father of American artist James McNeill Whistler, whose painting Whistler's Mother (of his second wife Anna Whistler) is among the most famous paintings in American art.
Source: George Washington Whistler, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Whistler
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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