Researching William Yardley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1901 people with the Yardley surname? In that year Yardley was ranked number 1892 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Yardley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Yardley and the Yardley Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2434 people with the Yardley surname in the UK? Yardley is now ranked number 2090 for popularity in the UK. |
Yardley Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called William Yardley
William Yardley
William Yardley (1632 – 6 May 1693) was an early settler of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and is the namesake of the borough of Yardley, Pennsylvania. As a persecuted Quaker minister, Yardley and his wife, Jane (nee Heath) moved from Ransclough, England, near Leek, Staffordshire, to Bucks County when Yardley was 50.
The family arrived on September 28, 1682, on the ship Friend's Adventure with their children, Thomas, Enoch, and William, and a servant, Andrew Heath (1667-1720). Yardley subsequently purchased of land in Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County from William Penn, who had received the land from Charles II of England to settle a debt owed Penn's father. Yardley named his tract "Prospect Farm". He served as a justice of the peace for Bucks County and became a member of the Provincial Council.
After Yardley died in a smallpox epidemic in 1693, his nephew, Thomas Yardley, arrived from England in 1694 to manage the holdings. Through marriage, nephew Thomas added land to Yardley's former holdings and had ten children.
Source: William Yardley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Yardley (cricketer)
William Yardley (10 June 1849 – 28 October 1900) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club from 1868 to 1878 and for Cambridge University from 1869 to 1872. In the early 1870s, only WG Grace was reckoned his superior amongst amateur batsmen. Yardley was also an actor, playwright and drama critic.
Yardley was born at Bombay (now Mumbai) in India, the eldest son of Sir William Yardley, Chief Justice of Bombay. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1868 and called to the Bar on 27 January 1873. He practised on the South-Eastern Circuit. He acted for Canterbury Old Stagers and with Herbert Gardner wrote some of the best plays and epilogues they produced.
Source: William Yardley (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Yardley
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