Researching Thomas Trevor
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Trevor on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Trevor and the Trevor Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Trevor 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 Trevor family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1009 people with the Trevor surname in the UK? Trevor is now ranked number 3094 for popularity in the UK. |
Trevor Family Tree Databases
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Trevor Forums
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Some Famous People called Thomas Trevor
Thomas Trevor (curator)
Thomas Trevor (born 1962) is a British curator and writer on contemporary art.
Trevor is Associate Professor of Contemporary Art and Curation at the University of Exeter. He was previously Artistic Director of The Atlantic Project, in Plymouth, UK (2016–19), Guest Curator at the Whitechapel Gallery, London (2015–16), Artistic Director of the 4th Dojima River Biennale in Osaka, Japan (2014–15), curatorial consultant to the 1st ARoS Triennial in Aarhus, Denmark (2014–15), Guest Curator at the Devi Art Foundation in Delhi, India (2013–14), Director of Arnolfini in Bristol, UK (2005–13), Associate Curator of the Art Fund International collection (2007–12) and Director of Spacex (1999–2005) in Exeter, UK. Before that he was an independent curator based in London (1994–1999), initiating projects for institutions such as Camden Arts Centre, the Freud Museum and InIVA.
Since the 1990s, Trevor has curated more than 100 exhibitions, placing a particular emphasis upon experimental, interdisciplinary practice and context-led projects. Solo exhibitions include Cosima von Bonin, Matti Braun, Angus Fairhurst, Jutta Koether, Joelle Tuerlinckx, and Lois Weinberger. Group exhibitions include The Visible & the Invisible (1996), the Home Series (2000–04), Port City (2007), Far West (2008), Museum Show (2011), No Borders (2012) and Version Control (2013).
Source: Thomas Trevor (curator), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Trevor
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