Researching Tom Lewis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 78736 people with the Lewis surname? In that year Lewis was ranked number 25 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Lewis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Lewis and the Lewis Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lewis 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 Lewis family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 105032 people with the Lewis surname in the UK? Lewis is now ranked number 23 for popularity in the UK. |
Lewis Family Tree Databases
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Lewis Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 686644 people with the Lewis surname in the USA? Lewis is ranked number 20 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lewis Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Lewis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Lewis
Tom Lewis (physician)
Thomas Loftus Townshend Lewis CBE (27 May 1918 – 9 April 2004) was an internationally renowned English obstetrician / gynecologist who served on the council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as secretary (1961–1968) and later as senior vice president (1975–1978). He was the author of three books on obstetrics/ gynecology, one of which is considered a classic text on the topic: Progress in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Lewis was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979.
Lewis was born in Hampstead, North London. Raised by his paternal grandparents in Cape Town, South Africa, until the age of 15, he then went to London to live with his father Neville Lewis. His grandfather had been mayor of Cape Town. He studied medicine at Jesus College, Cambridge, before enlisting as a doctor in the South African Air Force in 1943, and married Alexandra "Bunty" Moore in 1946. In 1948 he was appointed consultant at Guy's Hospital in London, and was consultant for Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital and Chelsea Hospital for Women from 1950 until his retirement in 1983.
Lewis was an avid athlete, and was selected to play for the England national rugby union team, although illness prevented him from representing his country.
Lewis died at his home in Wimbledon, London, aged 85.
Source: Tom Lewis (physician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Lewis (Australian politician)
Thomas Lancelot Lewis (23 January 1922 – 25 April 2016) was a New South Wales politician, Premier of New South Wales and minister in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Sir Eric Willis. He became Premier following Askin's retirement from politics and held the position until he was replaced by Willis in a party vote. Lewis was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Wollondilly for the Liberal Party in 1957, and served until his resignation in 1978.
Source: Tom Lewis (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Tom Lewis (American politician)
Thomas F. Lewis (October 26, 1924 – August 1, 2003) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lewis attended the St. Edwards School and graduated from Central High School in 1942. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as a gunner aboard a B-25 bomber, and continued service in the U.S. Air Force on the ground in the Korean War, being discharged at the rank of master sergeant in 1954.
Lewis attended Palm Beach Junior College, and graduated from the University of Florida with a business degree in 1959. For 17 years, he was an executive with the aircraft company Pratt & Whitney, followed by work in real estate investment. He entered politics in 1964 when he was elected councilman and mayor of North Palm Beach. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1972, where he served four terms, and to the Florida Senate in 1980. In 1982, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district (later the 16th district after redistricting in 1990), defeating Apollo 15 astronaut Alfred Worden in the Republican primary. He would be reelected five times before retiring in 1994.
Lewis died of heart failure following surgery on August 1, 2003, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. His wife, Marian, was also a Florida state legislator.
Source: Tom Lewis (American politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Lewis (author)
Dr Thomas Anthony Lewis, OAM (born 1958) is an Australian author, popular military historian, editor, teacher, and former naval officer. An author since 1989, Lewis worked as a high school teacher, and served as naval officer for 20 years, seeing active service in Baghdad during the Iraq war, and working in East Timor.In June 2003, Lewis was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the promotion of Australian naval history.
Source: Tom Lewis (author), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lewis
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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