Researching Samuel Gurney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3118 people with the Gurney surname? In that year Gurney was ranked number 1310 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Gurney on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Gurney and the Gurney Family History
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Gurney Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Samuel Gurney
Samuel Gurney (MP)
Samuel Gurney (1816–1882) was a banker from the Gurney family. He served an independent Member of Parliament for Penryn & Falmouth from 1857 to 1868 but never spoke. He was also the first Chairman of the London and Provincial District Telegraph Co. Ltd. in 1859 (originally the London District Telegraph Co. Ltd.). He was president of the National Association for the relief of British Miners and, along with Edward Thomas Wakefield, founder and chairman of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Gurney was the second son of Samuel Gurney (1786–1856), also a banker.
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