Researching Thomas Jenkins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 35291 people with the Jenkins surname? In that year Jenkins was ranked number 88 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Jenkins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Jenkins and the Jenkins Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jenkins 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 Jenkins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 44394 people with the Jenkins surname in the UK? Jenkins is now ranked number 96 for popularity in the UK. |
Jenkins Family Tree Databases
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Jenkins Forums
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Miscellaneous Jenkins Databases
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Some Famous People called Thomas Jenkins
Thomas Lowten Jenkins
Thomas Lowten Jenkins (1812–1869) was an English barrister and rower who twice won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur championship of the River Thames.
Jenkins was called to bar at Inner Temple in 1837. He joined Leander Club and in 1839 competed in the Wingfield Sculls when he lost to Henry Chapman. However he won in a rowover in 1840 when Chapman was unable to compete for health reasons. Also in 1840 he rowed number 5 in the Leander eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. He won the Wingfield Sculls again in 1841. In 1847 he umpired the Boat Race.
Jenkins then went to India in the legal service and became Master in Equity in the Supreme Court until the end of 1858. Back in England he lived at Wraxall House Somerset and in 1860 became a member of council for Clifton College.
Jenkins died in London at the age of 57.
Jenkins married Emily Feliza Vaughan, youngest daughter of Charles Vaughan of Clifton Gloucestershire in Bombay on 16 June 1849.
Source: Thomas Lowten Jenkins, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jenkins
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