Researching George Appleyard
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2738 people with the Appleyard surname? In that year Appleyard was ranked number 1446 for popularity in the UK. |

The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Appleyard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Appleyard and the Appleyard Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2776 people with the Appleyard surname in the UK? Appleyard is now ranked number 1921 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called George Appleyard
George Appleyard
George Charles Appleyard (31 May 1900 – after 1926) was an English football forward. He was born in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire.
Appleyard began his career with Rotherham Forge, subsequently playing for Rotherham Town and Rawmarsh Athletic before joining Barnsley where he made his league debut in the 1923–24 season. He joined Exeter City in 1924 before moving to local rivals Torquay United where he was a regular in their Southern League side in the 1925–26 season. He also played in all eight of Torquay's FA Cup games that season as they reached the first round and took Third Division Reading to a second replay.
He left at the end of the 1925–26 season to join Wrexham.
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