Researching Ruby Thoma
Delve into the history of Ruby Thoma using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18 people with the Thoma surname? In that year Thoma was ranked number 3561 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ruby means "A Ruby Jewel (Red)" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Ruby Thoma on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ruby Thoma in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Thoma ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ruby Thoma and the Thoma Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thoma 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 Thoma family tree.
Search Parish Records for Ruby Thoma at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ruby Thoma using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Ruby Thoma records.
Check out MyHeritage for Ruby Thoma information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Ruby Thoma.
Research the Thoma surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thoma Military records.
Thoma Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ruby Thoma.
Study MyTrees for information on the Thoma family and people looking to contact living Thoma relations.
Search One Great Family for Thoma records submitted by people who are already researching the Thoma Family Tree.
Find Ruby Thoma from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Thoma Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Thoma surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Thoma surname in the USA? Thoma is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thoma Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Ruby Thoma. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ruby Thoma
Ruby Thoma
Ruby Thoma, born Ruby Dediya in 1949 in Nauru, is a Nauruan politician.
After completing secondary school in Australia, she was trained as a nurse at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne. She graduated from the University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine and became a midwife in Nauru.
Entering politics, she stood as a candidate for the 1983 general election, in the Anetan/Ewa constituency. She was supported by a group of women who helped her in her electoral campaign, arguing that voters would benefit from having an educated woman, able to defend the interests of women and children, in Parliament ; since the country's independence in 1968, all members of Parliament had been men. She encountered resistance, including from female voters who told her that politics should rightly be left to men. She was unsuccessful.
Source: Ruby Thoma, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thoma
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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