Researching Sidney Townley
Investigate the background of Sidney Townley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1888 people with the Townley surname? In that year Townley was ranked number 1900 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Sidney Townley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Sidney Townley in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. 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. 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 Townley 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 Sidney Townley and the Townley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Townley 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 Townley family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Sidney Townley at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sidney Townley using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Sidney Townley.
Research the Townley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Townley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2225 people with the Townley surname in the UK? Townley is now ranked number 2208 for popularity in the UK. |
Townley 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Sidney Townley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Townley family and people looking to contact living Townley relations.
Study One Great Family for Townley records submitted by people who are already researching the Townley Family Tree.
Find Sidney Townley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Townley 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.
Research the Townley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Townley surname in the USA? Townley is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Townley Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Sidney Townley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sidney Townley
Sidney Dean Townley
Sidney Dean Townley (April 10, 1867 – March 18, 1946) was an American astronomer and geodeticist. He was a professor at Stanford University from 1911 until 1932. Among many other posts, Townley served as an instructor of astronomy at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley he was also the president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1916. Throughout the course of his career he published around 100 academic papers and edited many more, he was recognized for his excellent editorial skills.
Source: Sidney Dean Townley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Townley
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.
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