Researching Maurice Timbs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 175 people with the Timbs surname? In that year Timbs was ranked number 3404 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Maurice means "Moor, Dark Skinned" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Maurice Timbs on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maurice Timbs and the Timbs Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Timbs 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 Timbs family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Maurice Timbs at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Maurice Timbs using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 106 people with the Timbs surname in the UK? Timbs is now ranked number 3943 for popularity in the UK. |
Timbs Family History Databases
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Timbs Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Maurice Timbs. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maurice Timbs
Maurice Timbs
Maurice Carmel Timbs (1917 – 1994) was a senior Australian public servant and administrator.
Born in 1917, Timbs joined the Australian Public Service in 1936.
In 1943, during his war service with AIF artillery, he married Heather Joan Woodhead in the first service wedding in the Northern Territory.
After the war, he held a number of positions including Executive Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in the early 1970s. He was promoted to his first Secretary position in January 1973, as head of the new Department of Services and Property.
Between 1976 and 1984, Timbs was a Christmas Island Phosphate Commissioner.
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