Researching Joseph Thorley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1947 people with the Thorley surname? In that year Thorley was ranked number 1867 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Thorley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Thorley and the Thorley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorley 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 Thorley family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2815 people with the Thorley surname in the UK? Thorley is now ranked number 1898 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorley Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Joseph Thorley
Joseph Thorley
Joseph James Thorley (7 August 1894 – 26 December 1962) was an English cricketer. Thorley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. He was born in Fernham, Berkshire.
Thorley made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1923 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Thorley played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1923 to 1924, including 14 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1925, he made his first-class for Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players at Cheriton Road. He played one further first-class match the following year for L. H. Tennyson's XI against F. S. G. Calthorpe's XI at the same venue.
Thorley died in Marylebone, London on 26 December 1962 aged 68.
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