Records of Thomas Jervis on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Jervis and the Jervis Genealogy

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Some Famous People called Thomas Jervis

Thomas Jervis

Thomas Jervis (1770–1838) was an English judge, the last Puisne Justice of Chester until the abolition of the office in 1830. He was also Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth. With Mary Ann née Dixon Old Swinford, Worcestershire, he had three sons and a daughter. The family name was from a noble ancestor Gervasius de Stanton. His youngest son was Attorney General of England and Wales, Sir John Jervis.

He appeared for the prosecution in the 1812 trial of William Booth for forgery. Booth was sentenced to hang.

Source: Thomas Jervis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Jervis

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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