Researching Rick Steves
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7 people with the Steves surname? In that year Steves was ranked number 3572 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Rick means "Form of RICHARD. strong ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Rick Steves on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Rick Steves in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Steves ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Rick Steves and the Steves Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Steves 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 Steves family tree.
Search Parish Records for Rick Steves at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Rick Steves using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Rick Steves records.
Check out MyHeritage for Rick Steves information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Rick Steves.
Research the Steves surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Steves Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5 people with the Steves surname in the UK? Steves is now ranked number 4036 for popularity in the UK. |
Steves Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Rick Steves.
Study MyTrees for information on the Steves family and people looking to contact living Steves relations.
Study One Great Family for Steves records submitted by people who are already researching the Steves Family Tree.
Find Rick Steves from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Steves Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Steves surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Steves surname in the USA? Steves is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Steves Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Rick Steves. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Rick Steves
Rick Steves
Richard John Steves Jr. (born May 10, 1955) is an American travel writer, author, activist, and television personality. His travel philosophy encourages people to explore less-touristy areas of destinations and to become immersed in the local people's way of life. Since 2000, he has hosted Rick Steves' Europe, a travel series on public television. Steves also has a public radio travel show called Travel with Rick Steves (2005−present) and has authored numerous travel guides, the first of which was the popular Europe Through the Back Door. In 2006, he became a syndicated newspaper columnist, and in 2010, his company released a mobile phone application called "Rick Steves’ Audio Europe" containing self-guided walking tours and geographic information.
Source: Rick Steves, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Steves
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.
Sedovic St_yves Stafstrom Staubs Staubus Staubush Stauffacher Staves Steeves Stefek Steffek Steffes Stefik Stepic Stepisnik Stepka Stepke Stepkowski Stepowski Steveson Stevic Stevick Stevicks Stevig Stibbs Stiffkins Stipak Stipps Stivason Stives Stobbes Stobbs Stoops Stopczynski Stopps Stops Stoves Stovic Stubbes Stubbs Stubs Stubstad Stufkosky Stupak Stuyvesant
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