Researching James Telford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2639 people with the Telford surname? In that year Telford was ranked number 1488 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Telford on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Telford and the Telford Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3821 people with the Telford surname in the UK? Telford is now ranked number 1498 for popularity in the UK. |
Telford Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Telford surname in the USA? Telford is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Telford Databases
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Some Famous People called James Telford
James Lyle Telford
James Lyle Telford (21 June 1889 – 27 September 1960) was the 24th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He was born in Valens, Ontario.
Telford was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as CCF representative. He campaigned for Vancouver mayor in late 1938, defeating incumbent mayor George Clark Miller by approximately 2000 votes in a city race that involved a total of seven mayoral candidates, which split the right-wing vote. Telford did not maintain CCF party membership as mayor, maintaining that political parties should not be a part of municipal politics. He was also a medical doctor by profession.
Source: James Lyle Telford, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Telford
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