Researching Peter Shevlin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 72 people with the Shevlin surname? In that year Shevlin was ranked number 3507 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Shevlin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Shevlin and the Shevlin Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 652 people with the Shevlin surname in the UK? Shevlin is now ranked number 3425 for popularity in the UK. |
Shevlin Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Peter Shevlin
Peter Shevlin
Peter Shevlin (1902–1948) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, joining the club from the Junior grade in Glasgow. He had a relatively short period as their first choice goalkeeper, in between the spells of Charlie Shaw and John Thomson. He did take part in winning the Scottish Cup in 1925, the Scottish Football League in 1925–26 and the Glasgow Cup in 1926–27 (having played in the team that lost in the finals of both that competition and the Scottish Cup in the previous year).
He later played for South Shields and Nelson in England, was player-manager of Shelbourne in Ireland, then returned to Scotland with Hamilton Academical (where injury cost him a place in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final) and Albion Rovers.
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