Researching Tom Thacker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2170 people with the Thacker surname? In that year Thacker was ranked number 1735 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Thacker on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Thacker and the Thacker Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thacker 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 Thacker family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Tom Thacker at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tom Thacker using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3659 people with the Thacker surname in the UK? Thacker is now ranked number 1553 for popularity in the UK. |
Thacker Family History Databases
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Thacker Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Thacker surname in the USA? Thacker is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thacker Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Thacker. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Thacker
Tom Thacker (musician)
Thomas Arnold Thacker (born April 11, 1974), nicknamed Brown Tom, is a Canadian musician. He is the lead guitarist, lead singer and co-founder of the Canadian punk rock group Gob and rhythm guitarist for Sum 41. Thacker formed Gob with Theo Goutzinakis in 1993. Following Dave Baksh’s departure from Sum 41 on May 11, 2006, Thacker was recruited as their touring guitarist, and then became an official member in 2009. He has remained with Sum 41 ever since, even after Baksh rejoined the band in 2015, contributing to three studio releases.
Thacker was born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He has been in the films Going the Distance and Sharp as Marbles.
Source: Tom Thacker (musician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thacker
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