Researching Stephen Skinner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15201 people with the Skinner surname? In that year Skinner was ranked number 253 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Skinner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stephen Skinner and the Skinner Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 17411 people with the Skinner surname in the UK? Skinner is now ranked number 314 for popularity in the UK. |
Skinner Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Stephen Skinner
Stephen Skinner (Canadian politician)
Stephen Skinner (1725 – October 27, 1808) was a judge and political figure in New Jersey and Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799.
He was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of the Reverend William Skinner. He was a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for Middlesex County, New Jersey from 1763 to 1774. Skinner was treasurer for New Jersey in 1763. He was named to the New Jersey Council in 1774. Skinner raised a loyalist company in New Jersey during the American Revolution. Skinner moved to Nova Scotia in 1783. He married Catherine Johnstone. He died in Shelburne.
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