Brief Life History of Bertha Jane
When Bertha Jane Thomas was born on 16 January 1877, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Roger Thomas, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Hopkin, was 34. She married William George Owen in September 1900, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Swansea Higher, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 2 March 1962, in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85.
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Sources (8)
- Bertha Thomas in household of Roger Thomas, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Bertha Jane Thomas, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Bertha Jane Thomas, "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
Spouse and Children
1878– Male
1877–1962 Female
Children (3)
1901– Male
1903–1970 Female
1905–1931 Male
Parents and Siblings
1843– Male
1843– Female
Siblings (7)
1877–1962 Female
1880–1882 Female
1881–1929 Male
1883– Male
1887– Female
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 3
1884
Age 7
1900 · Strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry
Age 23
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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