Researching Tom Sayers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3309 people with the Sayers surname? In that year Sayers was ranked number 1257 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Sayers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Sayers and the Sayers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sayers 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 Sayers family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Tom Sayers at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4978 people with the Sayers surname in the UK? Sayers is now ranked number 1186 for popularity in the UK. |
Sayers Family Tree Databases
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Sayers Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Sayers surname in the USA? Sayers is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Sayers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Sayers
Tom Sayers
Tom Sayers (15 or 25 May 1826 – 8 November 1865) was an English bare-knuckle prize fighter. There were no formal weight divisions at the time, and although Sayers was only five feet eight inches tall and never weighed much more than 150 pounds, he frequently fought much bigger men. In a career which lasted from 1849 until 1860, he lost only one of sixteen bouts. He was recognized as heavyweight champion of England between 1857, when he defeated William Perry (the "Tipton Slasher") and his retirement in 1860.
His lasting fame depended exclusively on his final contest, when he faced American champion John Camel Heenan in a battle which was widely considered to be boxing's first world championship. It ended in chaos when the spectators invaded the ring, and the referee finally declared a draw.
Regarded as a national hero, Sayers, for whom the considerable sum of £3,000 was raised by public subscription, then retired from the ring. After his death five years later at the age of 39, a huge crowd watched his cortège on its journey to London's Highgate Cemetery.
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