Researching George Tarr
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1091 people with the Tarr surname? In that year Tarr was ranked number 2510 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 Tarr on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Tarr and the Tarr Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tarr 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 Tarr family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1525 people with the Tarr surname in the UK? Tarr is now ranked number 2668 for popularity in the UK. |
Tarr Genealogy Databases
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Tarr Forums
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Some Famous People called George Tarr
George Tarr
George Herrmann Tarr (1881–1968) was a New Zealand actor, scenic artist, theatre manager and film-maker. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and died in Milford, Auckland, New Zealand.
After a career as a child actor from the age of five, he came to New Zealand about 1902. He worked on establishing cinemas before moving into film production in 1914. He produced two major films: Hinemoa (1914) and Ten Thousand Miles in the Southern Cross (1922).
Tarr did not continue with film-making, and became a theatrical actor, producer and scenic artist.
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