Researching John Slater
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18131 people with the Slater surname? In that year Slater was ranked number 203 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Slater on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Slater and the Slater Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Slater 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 Slater family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 22333 people with the Slater surname in the UK? Slater is now ranked number 237 for popularity in the UK. |
Slater Family Tree Databases
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Slater Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Slater surname in the USA? Slater is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Slater. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Slater
John Slater (Canadian politician)
John Kelvin Slater (January 25, 1952 – May 10, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Boundary-Similkameen.
On January 14, 2013, Slater quit the BC Liberals after losing the nomination as the party's candidate in the 2013 election. Although he did plan to run as an independent,he withdrew his candidacy shortly afterward.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was mayor of Osoyoos. Slater died on May 10, 2015, at the age of 63.
Source: John Slater (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Slater (figure skater)
John Slater (1928–1989) was a British figure skater who competed in ice dance.
About 1950, John formed a dance partnership with 14-year old Joan Dewhirst. Within a year were the silver medalists in the 1951 International Ice Dance Competition in Milan (forerunner to the World Ice Dance Championships). John and Joan trained in Manchester with Jack Wake, and also London by Gladys Hogg (famed British figure skating coach of the 1940s-1980s). Shortly after the Milan championship, John and Joan won the first of their three British Ice Dance Championships.
John and Joan won silver medals at the first two World Championships in ice dance: in 1952 and 1953.
1954 saw John and Joan retiring from competition and marrying in July of that year. The spent several years touring with Ice Capades and won the World Professional Championship 6 times. Their first of two sons Olympic figure skater Nicky Slater was born in 1958. Second son Kim was born on the way to the hospital while on the M62 highway.
John died in 1989.
Source: John Slater (figure skater), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Slater (trade unionist)
John William Slater (3 May 1920 – 24 April 1974) was a British trade unionist. He served on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress and has been memorialised by a fund set up in his name.
Slater was born in Shetland, Scotland, and joined the Merchant Navy and the National Union of Seamen, serving during World War II. In 1943, he obtained a master mariner's certificate and became a navigating officer, transferring to the Merchant Navy and Airline Officers' Association (MNAOA). He began working full-time for the union as its London officer in 1954, then served consecutively as its national secretary and assistant general secretary.
In 1971, Slater was elected as General Secretary of the MNAOA. This led him to greater international prominence, serving with the International Transport Workers' Federation and attended conferences of the International Labour Organization. In 1972, he was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, and he also chaired the employee side of the National Maritime Board.
Slater suffered an accident in his London office in April 1974, and died as a result of the injuries he received. Three years later, the MNAOA set up the J. W. Slater Fund, to support ratings in the Merchant Navy who wished to qualify as master mariners, as Slater had done.
Source: John Slater (trade unionist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Slater
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