Researching Ronald Tooley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1037 people with the Tooley surname? In that year Tooley was ranked number 2556 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Ronald means "powerful, mighty" and is of English origin.
Records of Ronald Tooley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ronald Tooley and the Tooley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tooley 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 Tooley family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1110 people with the Tooley surname in the UK? Tooley is now ranked number 3006 for popularity in the UK. |
Tooley Family History Databases
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Tooley Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Tooley surname in the USA? Tooley is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tooley Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ronald Tooley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ronald Tooley
Ronald Vere Tooley
Ronald Vere Tooley (29 September 1898 - 12 October 1986) was an English map dealer, an authority on early maps and cartographers, a noted compiler of catalogues on maps, cartography and antiquarian books, author of Maps and Map-makers, and founder of the Map Collectors' Circle which published a series of monographs on historical cartography in the period 1963-1975. He is considered the founder of the antiquarian map trade.
Tooley was born on Michaelmas and adopted the nickname "Mick".
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