Researching Thomas Symonds
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3609 people with the Symonds surname? In that year Symonds was ranked number 1159 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Symonds on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Symonds and the Symonds Family History
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Some Famous People called Thomas Symonds
Thomas Powell Symonds
Thomas Powell Symonds (1762 – 19 August 1819) was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford 1800 to 1819, and lieutenant colonel of the South Gloucester Militia.
Thomas Powell Symonds was the eldest son of Thomas Symonds Powell Symonds of Pengethley Manor (near Ross) and his wife Sarah, daughter of Joseph Chester of Gloucester. He was the eldest of eight children and inherited Pengethley Manor from his father in 1793. He was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1798–99.
He married a Miss Rootes but had no children and was succeeded by his nephew, also Thomas Powell Symonds (son of Rev Joseph Symonds—T.S.P. Symonds' second son).
Source: Thomas Powell Symonds, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Symonds
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