Researching Thomas Marks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6128 people with the Marks surname? In that year Marks was ranked number 684 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Marks on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Marks and the Marks Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Marks 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 Marks family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8715 people with the Marks surname in the UK? Marks is now ranked number 672 for popularity in the UK. |
Marks Family History Databases
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Marks Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Marks surname in the USA? Marks is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Thomas Marks
Thomas Marks
Thomas Marks (June 21, 1834 – July 9, 1900) was an Irish-born Canadian businessman who served as the first mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario (later part of Thunder Bay).
He was born in Kilfinane, the son of Samuel Marks, and came with his family to Bytown in Upper Canada in the 1840s. In 1857, he opened a general store with his brother George at Bruce Mines. In 1868, they opened a branch at the Landing (later Prince Arthur's Landing and then Port Arthur) and, in 1871, at Sault Ste Marie. Marks became a resident of Prince Arthur's Landing and lobbied for the establishment of a railway station there on the proposed transcontinental railway; however, nearby Fort William was favoured by the government as the site of the station. He then led the push for the construction of the Prince Arthur's Landing and Kaministiquia Railway which connected to the railway which later became the Canadian Pacific Railway. He supplied contractors working on the railway and also established warehouses and docks on the waterfront. Marks married Agnes Jane Buchanan in 1875. He was reeve of Shuniah from 1875 to 1884 and became mayor of the newly incorporated town of Port Arthur in 1884. He also owned the Northern Hotel Company and the steamship Algonquin and was president of the Thunder Bay Colonization Railway (later the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway). He died in Toronto of kidney failure at the age of 66.
His nephew George Thomas Marks also served as mayor of Port Arthur.
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