Researching Richard Toy
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1103 people with the Toy surname? In that year Toy was ranked number 2499 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Toy on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Toy in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Toy 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 Richard Toy and the Toy Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Toy 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 Toy family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Richard Toy at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Toy using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Richard Toy.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 901 people with the Toy surname in the UK? Toy is now ranked number 3193 for popularity in the UK. |
Toy Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Find Richard Toy from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Toy 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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Miscellaneous Toy Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Toy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Toy
Richard Toy
Richard Horton Beauclerc Toy (9 May 1911 – 2 July 1995) was a New Zealand architect renowned for his church architecture.
Toy was born in Ignace, Ontario, Canada in 1911. His family moved to New Zealand in 1923. He enrolled in agriculture at Auckland University in 1930 before changing to architecture.
From 1939 he taught for many years at the Auckland School of Architecture, acting as the Chair of Design from 1959 to 1976. Toy's best known churches are in Auckland and include the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, St Martin's at St Chad's in Sandringham and All Saints in Ponsonby.
In the 1982 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to architecture.
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