Researching Leo Travers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1503 people with the Travers surname? In that year Travers was ranked number 2167 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Leo means "A Lion" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Leo Travers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leo Travers and the Travers Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3201 people with the Travers surname in the UK? Travers is now ranked number 1731 for popularity in the UK. |
Travers Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Travers surname in the USA? Travers is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Leo Travers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leo Travers
Leo Travers
John Leo Travers (20 October 1899 – 23 February 1979) was an Australian lawyer and politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens from 1953 to 1956 for the Liberal and Country League.
Travers was later appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of South Australia. He served in that capacity from 14 May 1962 to 19 October 1969.
Travers had served in the Legal Corp of the Australian Army during World War II.
He is buried in the Catholic section of Centennial Park Cemetery.
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