Researching Thomas Oakes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4337 people with the Oakes surname? In that year Oakes was ranked number 976 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Oakes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Oakes and the Oakes Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 6660 people with the Oakes surname in the UK? Oakes is now ranked number 905 for popularity in the UK. |
Oakes Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Thomas Oakes
Thomas Oakes (representative)
Thomas Oakes (18 June 1644 – 15 July 1719) was a physician and politician in New England, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 18 June 1644, brother of Urian Oakes, and graduated at Harvard College in 1662. He subsequently studied medicine in London, and obtained some reputation as a physician. He was elected a representative after the Glorious Revolution and the expulsion of Sir Edmund Andros in 1689, and was chosen speaker. In 1690 he was chosen assistant. In that year he went to England with Elisha Cooke to represent the interests of the colonists in the matter of a new charter. He was again chosen speaker to the House of Representatives in 1705. He died at Easthaven in Massachusetts on 15 July 1719, leaving two sons.
Dr. Thomas Oakes was the doctor who was called to examine the hysterical children in Boston. He was reportedly so perplexed with their maladies that he said the only cause could be "hellish Witchcraft". It was this misdiagnosis that led to the start of the Salem witch trials.
Source: Thomas Oakes (representative), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Oakes (footballer)
Thomas Frank Oakes (1874 – after 1900) was an English professional footballer who made 35 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath. He played as a forward.
Oakes was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He played football for Hereford Thistle before joining Small Heath of the Football League Second Division in 1896, making his debut in a 3–1 victory at Blackpool on 23 January 1897. He played regularly for the remainder of the 1896–97 season and the next, but appeared only rarely for the first team over the next two seasons, and left for non-league football with Gloucester City.
Source: Thomas Oakes (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Oakes
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