Researching Doyle Yardley
Dig into the past of Doyle Yardley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1901 people with the Yardley surname? In that year Yardley was ranked number 1892 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Doyle means "Dark stranger" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Doyle Yardley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Doyle Yardley 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Yardley 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 Doyle Yardley and the Yardley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Yardley 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Yardley family tree.
Search Parish Records for Doyle Yardley at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Doyle Yardley using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Doyle Yardley.
Research the Yardley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Yardley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2434 people with the Yardley surname in the UK? Yardley is now ranked number 2090 for popularity in the UK. |
Yardley 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Doyle Yardley.
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Find Doyle Yardley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Yardley 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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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Yardley surname in the USA? Yardley is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Yardley Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Doyle Yardley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Doyle Yardley
Doyle Yardley
Colonel Doyle Raphard Yardley (April 21, 1913 – April 23, 1946) was an American military officer. He was the commanding officer of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, who was captured and later escaped from a German Prisoner of War camp.
During the invasion of Italy, the 509th was dropped behind enemy lines near Avellino. Col. Yardley was captured and spent 16 months as a prisoner of war in Oflag 64 in Szubin, Poland.
Yardley was a resident of Dublin, Texas, and the son of Alvin Alfard Yardley and Emma Edna Huffman. Yardley died shortly after the war of a gunshot wound in the chest received while cleaning his gun.
Source: Doyle Yardley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Yardley
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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