Researching Sam 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 Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Toy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Toy and the Toy Family Tree
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.
Search Parish Records for Sam Toy at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sam Toy using the FreeBMD database.
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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 Tree Databases
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Toy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Toy surname in the USA? Toy is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Sam Toy
Sam Toy
Sam Toy (21 August 1923 in Mabe, Cornwall – 24 March 2008) was an industrialist who was chair of Ford Motor Company UK from 1980 until 1986. He presided over Ford at a time it faced competition from British Leyland, and saw Ford make their last Cortina. Toy also led Ford UK through the difficult introduction of the Sierra in 1982, the MK3 Granada and the Orion.
After schooling at Falmouth Grammar School, he went to Selwyn College, Cambridge, to read Geography, but his studies were interrupted by the war. He later returned to Cambridge, transferring to Fitzwilliam College. After his retirement, he lived in Hampshire.
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