Brief Life History of John
When John Thomas was born about 1857, in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Thomas, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Evans, was 30. He married Elizabeth Roberts on 18 February 1882, in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 14 May 1942, in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 86, and was buried in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- John Thomas in household of Thomas Thomas, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Thomas, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- John Thomas, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · Welsh Industry Affected by U.S Tariff
In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
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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John Thomas and Elizabeth Roberts with Peggy and Dilys Thomas and Edith
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