Researching Emma Thayne
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 31 people with the Thayne surname? In that year Thayne was ranked number 3548 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Emma means "universal" and is of German origin.
Records of Emma Thayne on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Emma Thayne and the Thayne Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thayne 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 Thayne family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 148 people with the Thayne surname in the UK? Thayne is now ranked number 3903 for popularity in the UK. |
Thayne Family Tree Databases
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Thayne Forums
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Miscellaneous Thayne Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Emma Thayne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Emma Thayne
Emma Lou Thayne
Emma Lou Warner Thayne (October 22, 1924 – December 6, 2014) was a poet and novelist who was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, counted as one of the 75 most significant.
Thayne graduated from the University of Utah in 1945. She would later return there to coach tennis and teach English. In the late 1960s, she completed a master's degree at the University of Utah. She was on the faculty over 30 years. In 1949, she married Mel Thayne; they became the parents of five daughters.
Although Thayne worked primarily as a poet, she also wrote novels. Her first novel was Never Past the Gate, which was inspired by her summers growing up in Mount Aire Canyon. Thayne also served on the board directors for Deseret News. She was also a contributor to such magazines as Network, a woman's magazine based in Salt Lake City, Exponent II and Utah Holiday. At age 90, she died in Salt Lake City on December 6, 2014.
Thayne wrote the words to the hymn "Where Can I Turn for Peace".
Source: Emma Lou Thayne, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thayne
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