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George Stephenson
railway engineer · 1781–1848 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Railway ancestor profile: searching for a railway worker in your family tree? George Stephenson is recorded in the Traincestry archive of railway people. Trace their company and the lines they served on the historical railway map.
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