Researching Harold Town
Dig into the past of Harold Town using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1485 people with the Town surname? In that year Town was ranked number 2179 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold Town on Ancestry
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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 Town 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 Harold Town and the Town Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Town 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 Town family tree.
Search Parish Records for Harold Town at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harold Town using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Harold Town records.
Explore MyHeritage for Harold Town information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Harold Town.
Research the Town surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Town Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1487 people with the Town surname in the UK? Town is now ranked number 2697 for popularity in the UK. |
Town Genealogy 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Harold Town.
Study MyTrees for information on the Town family and people looking to contact living Town relations.
Check out One Great Family for Town records submitted by people who are already researching the Town Family Tree.
Find Harold Town from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Town 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.
Research the Town surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Town surname in the USA? Town is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Town Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Harold Town. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harold Town
Harold Town
Harold Barling Town, OC (June 13, 1924 – December 27, 1990) was a Canadian abstract painter. He is best known as a member of Painters Eleven a group of abstract artists active in Toronto from 1954-1960. Town coined the name of the group, which was based simply on the number of artists that were present the first meeting. He also worked as an illustrator, a profession he credited with imparting a sense of discipline that would last throughout his entire artistic career. His early illustrative appeared in magazines such as Maclean's and Mayfair.
Source: Harold Town, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Town
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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