Researching Di Thorley
Dig into the past of Di Thorley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1947 people with the Thorley surname? In that year Thorley was ranked number 1867 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Di Thorley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Di Thorley in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Thorley ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Di Thorley and the Thorley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorley 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 Thorley family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Di Thorley at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Di Thorley using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Di Thorley records.
Explore MyHeritage for Di Thorley information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Di Thorley.
Research the Thorley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thorley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2815 people with the Thorley surname in the UK? Thorley is now ranked number 1898 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorley Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Di Thorley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Thorley family and people looking to contact living Thorley relations.
Look at One Great Family for Thorley records submitted by people who are already researching the Thorley Family Tree.
Find Di Thorley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Thorley Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Thorley Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Di Thorley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Di Thorley
Di Thorley
Dianne "Di" Thorley (born 1 December 1949 in Stanthorpe, Queensland) is an Australian politician and a former mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland.
Thorley trained as a nurse in Brisbane and later took up a nursing position at Stanthorpe Hospital. She also spent some time working as a governess in Blackall. She moved to Toowoomba in 1986, where she worked and owned a number of businesses in the local hospitality industry.
Thorley was elected as a Councillor on Toowoomba City Council in 1997 and became mayor in 2000. She was returned to office for a second term in 2004.
On 26 June 2007, Thorley confirmed that she would not seek re-election for mayor in March 2008, or any other council position.
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