Researching Stephen Pedley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1517 people with the Pedley surname? In that year Pedley was ranked number 2154 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Pedley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stephen Pedley and the Pedley Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2153 people with the Pedley surname in the UK? Pedley is now ranked number 2251 for popularity in the UK. |
Pedley Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Stephen Pedley
Stephen Pedley
Geoffrey Stephen Pedley (known as Stephen; born 13 September 1940) was the Bishop suffragan of Lancaster from 1998 until 2005.
He was educated at Marlborough and Queens' College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1966 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he began his career with curacies in Liverpool and Coventry before a spell in Zambia. Returning to England in 1977 he became Vicar of St Peter's, Stockton-on-Tees and then Whickham before becoming a Residentiary Canon at Durham Cathedral, a post he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.
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