Researching Thomas Blain
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1040 people with the Blain surname? In that year Blain was ranked number 2553 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Blain on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Blain and the Blain Family History
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Blain Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Thomas Blain
Thomas Blain
Thomas Goad Blain (11 March 1827 – 10 March 1878) was an English cricketer active in the early 1850s, playing in three first-class cricket matches.
Blain made his debut in first-class cricket for a Lancashire XI in 1851 against a Yorkshire XI at the Botanical Gardens in Manchester. The following season he played a further two first-class matches for Manchester against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's and against Sheffield at the Botanical Gardens. He scored a total of 28 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 10.
He died in Chislehurst, Kent on 10 March 1878, a day shy of his 51st birthday.
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