Researching Brandon Thompkins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 85 people with the Thompkins surname? In that year Thompkins was ranked number 3494 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Brandon means "Sword" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Brandon Thompkins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brandon Thompkins and the Thompkins Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thompkins 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Thompkins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 117 people with the Thompkins surname in the UK? Thompkins is now ranked number 3932 for popularity in the UK. |
Thompkins Genealogy Databases
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Thompkins Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Thompkins surname in the USA? Thompkins is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Brandon Thompkins. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Brandon Thompkins
Brandon Thompkins (born October 9, 1987) is an arena football wide receiver who is currently a free agent.
After playing college football at Arkansas State University, Thompkins was signed as an undrafted free agent by the CFL's BC Lions, but cut after training camp. From there, he joined Spokane Shock. After two seasons, he was assigned to the Utah Blaze, only to go back to the Shock and be traded to the Philadelphia Soul on May 29, 2014 for future considerations. The Soul traded him to the Los Angeles Kiss on May 30, 2014, for future considerations.
On December 14, 2015, Thompkins was assigned to the Predators. With the Predators, he was named Placemaker of the Year in 2016. On February 1, 2017 he was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators. On May 22, 2017, Thompkins was traded with Shane Boyd to the Baltimore Brigade for future considerations and claim order positioning. He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017. On April 19, 2019, Thompson was assigned to the Brigade again.
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