Researching Taylor Canfield
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 344 people with the Canfield surname? In that year Canfield was ranked number 3235 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Taylor means "Tailor" and is of English origin.
Records of Taylor Canfield on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Taylor Canfield 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. 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 Canfield 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 Taylor Canfield and the Canfield Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Canfield 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 Canfield family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 374 people with the Canfield surname in the UK? Canfield is now ranked number 3689 for popularity in the UK. |
Canfield Genealogy 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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Canfield 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 12153 people with the Canfield surname in the USA? Canfield is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Canfield Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Taylor Canfield. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Taylor Canfield
Taylor Canfield
Taylor Canfield (born 5 February 1989) is a United States Virgin Islands sailor competing in match racing. He won the ICSA Match Racing National Championship with Boston College in 2010 and 2011, and the 2013 World Match Racing Tour and became 2013 World Champion in match racing.
Canfield was widely expected to skipper the Stars & Stripes Team USA America's Cup campaign as the designated sailing representative of California’s Long Beach Yacht Club; however, that team withdrew prior to the commencement of the Prada Cup challengers’ selection process.
Taylor Canfield won the 2020 Bermuda Gold Cup and Open Match Racing World Championship.
Source: Taylor Canfield, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Canfield
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