Researching Ross Lewis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 78736 people with the Lewis surname? In that year Lewis was ranked number 25 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ross means "Woody Meadow" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ross Lewis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ross Lewis and the Lewis Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lewis 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Lewis family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ross Lewis at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ross Lewis using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Lewis surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lewis Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 105032 people with the Lewis surname in the UK? Lewis is now ranked number 23 for popularity in the UK. |
Lewis Family Tree Databases
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Lewis Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 686644 people with the Lewis surname in the USA? Lewis is ranked number 20 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lewis Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Ross Lewis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ross Lewis
Ross Lewis (chef)
Ross Lewis (Bishopstown, 1965) is an Irish Michelin-star-winning head chef and co-owner of the restaurant Chapter One.
Lewis grew up on a farm and went on to study Dairy Science at University College Cork. He discovered cooking as a living while working on a student visa in the United States. He later went to London to learn the trade of a chef. Through a schoolmate he found a job at the restaurant Odin's, owned by Peter Langan. From there he went on to Dolphin Brasserie as junior manager and to Le Chat Botté Restaurant at the Beau Rivage Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland. He came back in Ireland in 1990 and some time later took the chance of taking over Chapter One in the Dublin Writers Museum. The restaurant started trading in 1992.
Lewis also served three years (2001 – 2004) as Commissioner General of Eurotoques. Currently (2008-2011) he is a normal commissioner.
In 2011, he was the head chef for the State Banquet during the State Visit of queen Elizabeth II to Ireland.
Source: Ross Lewis (chef), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRoss Lewis (photographer)
Ross David Lewis is an American photographer known for his extraordinary imagery and photographs of the National Football League between 1972 and 1984. Ross began his photography with the NFL in 1972 with his extensive national photographs for "The Pro Football Experience" book published by Harry N. Abrams. Ross was acknowledged in the New York Times book review for his photography on this special project. Later, Ross was a major photographic contributor to "The Game of Passion", produced by the NFL and to "GameDay" and "PRO Magazine" which were published and distributed to NFL Stadiums throughout the United States.
Additionally, Ross David Lewis, during his 22 year professional career, was selected by Fortune 500 corporations to photograph domestic and international projects throughout the United States, Africa, Brazil, Europe and Canada. Prior to his photography career, Ross graduated from Rutgers University in 1965 and, following his service as a U.S. Army Officer in South Korea, Ross was an Associate Director of nightly news broadcasts for WCBS-TV, New York. Between 1993 and 2010 Ross created and was President of "S.E.E", Special Eyes On The Environment". "S.E.E" was a powerful and inspiring educational environmental photography program for hundreds of special-education children throughout the state of New Jersey. In year 2000, "S.E.E." was exhibited in two Washington, D.C. rotundas during a special event which honored the children, their photography and their contributions to the world to elevate environmental consciousness and actions in the United States.
Currently Ross is working on a multi-tiered enterprise, "Yankee Stadium Forever" (his self-generated photographic project of 13,000+ photographs of the demolition and rebirth of the original Yankee Stadium between 1973-1976). Website: yankeestadiumforever.net
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