Researching Sam Stephenson
Dig into the past of Sam Stephenson using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17132 people with the Stephenson surname? In that year Stephenson was ranked number 215 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Stephenson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Sam Stephenson 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 Stephenson 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 Sam Stephenson and the Stephenson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stephenson 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 Stephenson family tree.
Search Parish Records for Sam Stephenson at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sam Stephenson using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Sam Stephenson records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Sam Stephenson information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Sam Stephenson.
Research the Stephenson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stephenson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 21632 people with the Stephenson surname in the UK? Stephenson is now ranked number 249 for popularity in the UK. |
Stephenson Genealogy 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Sam Stephenson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stephenson family and people looking to contact living Stephenson relations.
Check out One Great Family for Stephenson records submitted by people who are already researching the Stephenson Family Tree.
Find Sam Stephenson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stephenson 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 Stephenson surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Stephenson surname in the USA? Stephenson is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stephenson Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Sam Stephenson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sam Stephenson
Sam Stephenson (writer)
Sam Stephenson (born 1966 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is a writer who grew up in Washington, North Carolina. Since 1997 he has been studying the life and work of photographer W. Eugene Smith, authoring three books of Smith's work including The Jazz Loft Project which was published by Alfred A. Knopf in November 2009. The Jazz Loft Project was accompanied by an exhibition, a public radio series, a website, and a multi-media collaboration with jazz pianist Jason Moran. In September 2010 the Jazz Loft Project won the "Innovative Use of Archives Award" from the Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York. Stephenson's 2001 book, Dream Street: W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Project, was published by W.W. Norton and remains in print in 2010. Stephenson has been associated with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University since 1996, either as a consultant or a full-time employee and instructor.
Stephenson is currently working on a biography of Smith for Farrar, Straus and Giroux, the manuscript to be completed by the end of 2011. Future projects he has mentioned concern jazz musicians Sonny Clark, Zoot Sims, and Thelonious Monk, as well as writer Joseph Mitchell, and a national oral history project on primary health care providers (doctors, nurses, midwives) over the age of seventy-five. In the early fall 2010 he's also been talking about initial explorations of a hypothetical independent literary institute based in Durham-Chapel Hill with several fellow writers and partners.
Source: Sam Stephenson (writer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stephenson
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