Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Thomas was born about 1765, in Kentisbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, Hugh Thomas, was 34 and her mother, Ann Gale, was 35. She married Hugh Sloley on 8 September 1786, in Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 18 February 1847, in Fremington, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83, and was buried in Fremington, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (28)
- Frances Thomas, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Frances Thomas, "England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912"
- Fanny Sloley in entry for Maryann Sloley, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
Spouse and Children
1761–1819 Male
1765–1847 Female
Children (12)
1788– Male
1790– Male
1792– Female
1795–1861 Female
1797–1809 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 36
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 43
1815
Age 50
Name Meaning
English, French, Walloon, Breton, German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Greek, West Indian (mainly Haiti and Jamaica), and African (mainly Tanzania and Nigeria): from the personal name Thomas, of Biblical (New Testament) origin, from Aramaic t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, known for his scepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20:24–29). The Th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages (e.g. Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Toma and Tuma , Albanian Toma and Thoma , and Slavic surnames listed in 3 below), and their patronymics and other derivatives (e.g. Polish Tomaszewski and Slovenian Tomažič; see Tomazic ). In France, this surname is most common in the Vosges and Brittany. The name Thomas is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Machan , Mammen , and Oommen ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Native American (e.g. Navajo): adoption of the English personal name Thomas (see 1 above) as a surname.
Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Tomas , Tomasz, and Tomaś, Sorbian Tomaš (see also 4 below), Croatian Tomaš and Tomas , Slovenian Tomaš and Tomaž, Czech and Slovak Tomáš, all meaning ‘Thomas’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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