Thom Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2678 people with the Thom surname? In that year Thom was ranked number 1469 for popularity in the UK. |
Thom records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"THOM. A diminutive of THOMAS, q.v. Alexander Thome appears as vicar of Stracathro in 1433 and 1447 (REB., i, 60; 11, 69), Jok Tom was tenant in Balgreschac, 1473 ( (CuparAngtis, i, p. 176), Andree Thome held a tenement in Glasgow before 1487, and reference is made in 1497 to the tenement of quondam Walter Thome there (REG., p. 453, 476). A fourth part of the vill of Westirparsy was leased to Alexander Thome and his son Alexander Thome in 1485 (RAA., n, 259). William Thorn was witness in Dundrennan in 1545 (Laing, 497), Alexander Thome had a tack of a fourth part of Cotzardis in 1555, and Johne Thome a tack of an eighth part of the lands of Wester Balbrogy at the same time ( (CuparAngtu, n, p. 121,122). James Thome to stand in sackcloth for quarrelling in time of divine service, 1661 (Rec. Elgin, u, p. 293). Patrick Thome was merchant Durgess of Edinburgh, 1673 (Retours, Edinburgh, 1205). In 1561 we have an instance of Thorn as a forename in Thorn Arnot, member of council of Stirling (SBR., p. 279). The founder of the Dublin printing house of Alexander Thorn and Co. was a native of Aberdeen. Thorn is also used as an Anglicized form of MACTHOM, q.v. Tom 1685. THOM. It is also an Anglicizing of MACTHOMAS, q.v. "Adam M'Intosh, son of William, the seventh chief of the Clan M'Intosh, was the founder of that branch of the clan which afterwards came to be known by the surname of MThomas, son of Thomas, which in time became corrupted to MThomie, M'Homie, M'Omie, M'Comie, and latterly M'Combie and Thorns" (Memoirs of the families of M'Combie and Thorns, p. 5). Robert M'Thomas, cousin to Robert M'Combie, became plain Robert Thomas; George Thomas, his grandson, was father of Patrick Hunter Thorns, which is the form now used by that branch of the family (ibid., p. 170, 171). Thowmis, Thowms, Thownis. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Thom Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thom Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Thom family tree.
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Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Thom family name using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2874 people with the Thom surname in the UK? Thom is now ranked number 1873 for popularity in the UK. |
Thom Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Thom surname in the USA? Thom is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thom Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Thom family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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