Researching Howard Taylor
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 191515 people with the Taylor surname? In that year Taylor was ranked number 5 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Howard means "Guardian of the Home" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Howard Taylor on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Howard Taylor and the Taylor Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Taylor 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 Taylor family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Howard Taylor at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Howard Taylor using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Howard Taylor.
Research the Taylor surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Taylor Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 239073 people with the Taylor surname in the UK? Taylor is now ranked number 5 for popularity in the UK. |
Taylor Family History Databases
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Taylor Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 944895 people with the Taylor surname in the USA? Taylor is ranked number 9 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Taylor Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Howard Taylor. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor (tennis)
Howard Taylor (November 23, 1865 – November 26, 1920) was a tennis player from the United States.
Taylor performed well at the U.S. National Championships, reaching the Challenge Round in 1884 (beating Joseph Clark, Percy Knapp and William Thorne before losing to Richard Sears). Taylor reached the all comers final in 1886 (beating James Dwight and Clark before losing to Robert Livingston Beeckman). He reached the all comers final in 1887 (beating Oliver Campbell before losing to Henry Slocum). Slocum beat him in the all comers final again in 1888. Taylor also won the doubles title in 1889 alongside Slocum, finishing runner-up in 1886 and 1887.
Taylor attended Harvard University, where he was an NCAA singles and doubles champion in 1883. His occupation was a lawyer.
Source: Howard Taylor (tennis), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHoward Taylor (cricketer)
Howard Taylor (5 April 1908 – 30 December 1985) was an English cricketer who made three first-class cricket appearances for Kent County Cricket Club in 1937.
Taylor was born at Charlton in the London Borough of Greenwich in 1908 and educated at Mill Hill School. He captained the school cricket XI and played for 'The Rest' against the major Public Schools at Lord's in 1925 and for the Public Schools against the touring Australians in 1926. He was considered one of the best schoolboy cricketers in his age group.
Taylor made his first-class debut for Kent against Yorkshire in June 1937, making a pair on debut but taking the wicket of Herbert Sutcliffe. He made another two first-class appearances for the county later in the month. He played cricket during the Second World War for Civil Defence sides and made a final appearance for a non-first-class Kent side in July 1945.
In club cricket Taylor played for Blackheath Cricket Club in the Kent League, captaining the side in the years after the Second World War. By profession he was a stockbroker and lived in Henley-upon-Thames. He died at Tunbridge Wells in Kent in December 1985 aged 77.
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