Researching William Tolmie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 488 people with the Tolmie surname? In that year Tolmie was ranked number 3091 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Tolmie on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Tolmie and the Tolmie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tolmie 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 Tolmie family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 452 people with the Tolmie surname in the UK? Tolmie is now ranked number 3615 for popularity in the UK. |
Tolmie Genealogy Databases
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Tolmie Forums
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Some Famous People called William Tolmie
William Fraser Tolmie
William Fraser Tolmie ( "Dr. Tolmie") (February 3, 1812 – December 8, 1886) was a surgeon, fur trader, scientist, and politician.
He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1812, and by 1833 moved to the Pacific Northwest in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). He served for two years, 1832-33 at Fort McLoughlin. He served at Fort Nisqually, an HBC post at the southern end of Puget Sound, from 1843 to 1859. In 1859 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia, where he continued serving the HBC as well as becoming active in politics.
His written works include Comparative Vocabulary of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia (1884), and his journals, published in 1963 as The Journals of William Fraser Tolmie.
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