Researching John Tams
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 392 people with the Tams surname? In that year Tams was ranked number 3187 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Tams on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Tams and the Tams Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 764 people with the Tams surname in the UK? Tams is now ranked number 3321 for popularity in the UK. |
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John Tams
John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the Ripley & Heanor News later working for BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham. Tams had an early part in The Rainbow (1988), and may be best known for playing a regular supporting role in the ITV drama series Sharpe, as rifleman Daniel Hagman. He also co-wrote the music for each film (18, as of November 2008) alongside Dominic Muldowney.
Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including Son of Morris On, and as a member of the British folk rock group Albion Band. Splitting with Hutchings in the 1980s, he formed Home Service. In the following decades, Tams spent time fronting Home Service (Best Live Act at the BBC Folk Awards 2012) or in a duo with Barry Coope (Duo of the Year 2008). In 2015 it was announced that Tams was retiring from Home Service.
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