Researching Stephen Egerton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1471 people with the Egerton surname? In that year Egerton was ranked number 2190 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Egerton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stephen Egerton and the Egerton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2031 people with the Egerton surname in the UK? Egerton is now ranked number 2329 for popularity in the UK. |
Egerton Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Stephen Egerton
Stephen Egerton (diplomat)
Sir Stephen Loftus Egerton KCMG (21 July 1932 – 7 September 2006) was a British diplomat from the Egerton family.
Egerton was born in Indore, India, returning to England aged 11 to be educated at Eton College, where he won the Newcastle Scholarship. After National Service in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he read classics at Trinity College, Cambridge.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1956, and had a succession of posts including Kuwait, Iraq, New York and Tripoli. He served as British ambassador to Iraq from 1980 to 1982, and to Saudi Arabia from 1986 to 1989.His final position was as ambassador to Rome, from 1989 to 1992, during which time he also became Britain's first (non-resident) ambassador to Albania.
He was appointed CMG in 1978 and KCMG in 1988.
He married Caroline Cary-Elwes in 1958, with whom he had a son and a daughter.
Source: Stephen Egerton (diplomat), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egerton
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