Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Andrews was born in 1714, in Berwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Andrews, was 25 and his mother, Mrs Richard Andrews, was 26. He married Barbara Collins on 8 December 1754, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sources (4)
- Thomas Andrewes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Andrews, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Thos. Andrews in entry for Thos. Andrews, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1714– Male
1729– Female
Children (1)
1756– Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 87
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 94
1815
Age 101
Name Meaning
English: variant of Andrew , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Polish Andrzejewski , Slovenian Andrejčič, Serbian and Croatian Andrić (see Andric ), and Czech Ondráček (see Ondracek ).
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis or Irish Mac Aindriú, see McAndrew .
History: This was a common name among the early settlers in New England. Robert Andrews emigrated in 1635 from Norwich, England, to Ipswich, MA. Even before 1635, one Thomas Andrews is recorded as being established in Hingham. A certain William Andrews was a member of John Davenport's company, which sailed from Boston in 1638 to found the New Haven colony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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