Researching George Timms
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3022 people with the Timms surname? In that year Timms was ranked number 1338 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Timms on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Timms and the Timms Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 4897 people with the Timms surname in the UK? Timms is now ranked number 1203 for popularity in the UK. |
Timms Family Tree Databases
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Timms Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Timms surname in the USA? Timms is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called George Timms
George Timms
George Boorne Timms (October 4, 1910 – November 15, 1997) was the second Archdeacon of Hackney: a post he held from 1971 to 1981.
Born on 4 October 1910 and educated at Derby School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford he was ordained after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1936. After curacies at St Mary Magdalen, Coventry and St Bartholomew, Reading he was the Oxford Diocesan Inspector of Schools from 1944 to 1949. He was Sacrist of Southwark Cathedral from 1949 to 1952 then Vicar of St Mary, Primrose Hill until 1965. After this he was Rural Dean of Hampstead and then Vicar of St Andrew, Holborn before his Archdeacon’s appointment.
A noted author, he died on 15 November 1997.
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