Jonathan Thomas

Brief Life History of Jonathan

Jonathan Thomas was born on 8 March 1872, in Cwmaman, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. He married Elizabeth Mason on 16 September 1902, in Cwmaman, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Llanrhidian Higher, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Thomas
1872–
Elizabeth Mason
1877–1913
Marriage: 16 September 1902
Annie E Thomas
1901–
Elizabeth M Thomas
–1913
Cecil Tabitha Thomas
1902–
David John Thomas
1903–
Francis Mildred Thomas
1904–
Sarah Ann Thomas
1904–
Edna May Thomas
1905–
Mary Eluned Thomas
1908–
Ireness Katurah Thomas
1908–
John Brynmor Thomas
1910–

Sources (2)

  • John Thomas, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • John Thomas, "England and Wales Census, 1901"

World Events (8)

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.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

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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