Researching John Tallis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 283 people with the Tallis surname? In that year Tallis was ranked number 3296 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Tallis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Tallis and the Tallis Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 635 people with the Tallis surname in the UK? Tallis is now ranked number 3441 for popularity in the UK. |
Tallis Family Tree Databases
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Tallis Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Tallis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Tallis
John Tallis
John Tallis (7 November 1817 – 3 June 1876) was an English cartographic publisher. His company, John Tallis & Company, published views, maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851.
Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business moved to Smithfield in 1846, and was dissolved in 1849. From 1851 to 1854 Tallis operated as John Tallis & Company. He started the Illustrated News of the World which issued engraved portraits as supplements in a series entitled ‘National Portrait Gallery of eminent personages' in 1858, selling it for £1,370 in 1861; it folded in 1863. The series was subsequently republished in a number of separate volumes.
He lived in New Cross, South East London. His house on New Cross Road is listed as a Building of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, grade II. It has a blue plaque on the wall to signal the event.
Source: John Tallis, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Tallis
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