Researching Stephen Coverdale
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 820 people with the Coverdale surname? In that year Coverdale was ranked number 2763 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Coverdale on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Coverdale 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 Stephen Coverdale and the Coverdale Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coverdale 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 Coverdale family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Stephen Coverdale at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Stephen Coverdale using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Stephen Coverdale.
Research the Coverdale surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coverdale Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 976 people with the Coverdale surname in the UK? Coverdale is now ranked number 3125 for popularity in the UK. |
Coverdale Family Tree Databases
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Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Stephen Coverdale.
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Investigate One Great Family for Coverdale records submitted by people who are already researching the Coverdale Family Tree.
Find Stephen Coverdale from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coverdale 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.
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Miscellaneous Coverdale Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Stephen Coverdale. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Stephen Coverdale
Stephen Coverdale
Stephen Peter Coverdale (born 20 November 1954 in York, Yorkshire, England) is an English retired first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University from 1974 to 1977, for Yorkshire from 1973 to 1980, and then for Northamptonshire in 1987.
Coverdale was educated at St Peter's School, York, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A wicket-keeper-batsman, he won four blues at Cambridge, and made 46 first-class appearances, scoring 1,245 runs at 18.04, with a top score of 75. He took 41 catches and 10 stumpings, and took a wicket in his only first-class over, which was also a maiden.
He had a distinguished career in cricket administration, before joining a hospitality firm, European Events, in 2005. A qualified solicitor, Coverdale joined the BBC as a broadcaster and Head of Department, before being appointed as Chief Executive of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 1985, a post he held for a record nineteen years.
His broadcasting career included a spell during the early 80s as anchorman for the BBC Radio Leeds Saturday sports programme during the winter months.
He is the father of Paul Coverdale, a cricketing all-rounder who was, until 2007, on Northamptonshire's staff.
Source: Stephen Coverdale, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coverdale
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