Researching Margaret Towner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 801 people with the Towner surname? In that year Towner was ranked number 2781 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Margaret means "child of light" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Margaret Towner 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Towner 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 Margaret Towner and the Towner Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Towner 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 Towner family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Margaret Towner at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Margaret Towner using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Margaret Towner.
Research the Towner surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Towner Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1071 people with the Towner surname in the UK? Towner is now ranked number 3042 for popularity in the UK. |
Towner Family History Databases
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Find Margaret Towner from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Towner 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Towner surname in the USA? Towner is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Towner Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Margaret Towner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Margaret Towner
Margaret Towner (actress)
Margaret Towner (1 October 1920 – 10 April 2017) was a veteran British stage, film, and television actress. Following decades of theatre work, Towner achieved fame among film audiences when she appeared in a small, but significant, role as Jira in the 1999 Star Wars prequel, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In 2014, at the age of 93, Towner returned to screen acting for a 13-episode role as Edna on Ricky Gervais' television series, Derek, becoming one of the oldest working actresses in the United Kingdom.
Source: Margaret Towner (actress), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Towner
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.
Tamboer Tamburi Tamburo Tannar Tanner Tannery Tannor Tanori Tanury Taynor Teanor Temar Tener Tennear Tenore Tenorio Teynor Theimer Thomer Thomure Tiemeier Tiemeyer Tienhaara Tigner Tignor Timbro Timmer Tinaro Tiner Tingher Tinner Togneri Tomar Tomer Tommer Tonary Toner Toneri Tonery Tonner Tonry Toomer Townrow Tumber Tumer Tunmore Twiner Tyner Tynewear
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