Thames Name Study

Location: Planet Earth
Surnames/tags: Thames Themes Theames

Contents 1 About the Project 1.1 Who should be added to the One Name Study? 1.2 How do I add a WT profile to the study? 1.3 What about Amos Timms 1684-1766? 2 How to Join 3 Research Pages 4 Membership 5 Surname Variants

About the Project

The Thames Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Thames name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Thames name.

The goal is to collect Thames WikiTree Profiles for the study - they do not have to be related to the Thames family of NC, progenitor Thomas Thames who died 1758.

Who should be added to the One Name Study?

Any profile with the birth name of Thames (or variation thereof) can be added to the study. An especially good idea is to add Thames ancestors whose parents are brick walls or whose assigned parents are uncertain.

Check out who's been added to the study so far here.

How do I add a WT profile to the study?

To add the Thames Name Study to a profile, go into Edit mode for the profile. At the top of the editing box, above the == Biography == text, copy the text below and paste it in the profile:

What about Amos Timms 1684-1766?

Y-DNA has proven that Amos Timms (b. 1684) and his descendants are definitely Timms and not related to Thames. In order to keep the study focused on Thames, Amos Timms and his descendants should not be added to this study.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Thames's), by time period (18th Century Thames's), or by topic (Thames DNA, Thames Occupations, Thames Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

The initial goal is to add Thames profiles to the study, especially those profiles that are troublesome or are in need of more research.

To join the Thames Name Study, edit the Membership section below and add your name to the list, add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker - just copy the text below and paste it at the top of your Edit box on your own profile:

Research Pages

Here's where we can add specific areas of research, such as Great Britain Thames, DNA, Northern USA Thames, etc. Let me know if you want to add one!

Membership

• Becky Thames-Simmons
• Paula Rogers
• Richard Thames

Surname Variants

• Tames - Maryland Thameses are thought to have dropped the "h" way back when!

Common misspellings:

• Thimes
• Thymes
• Timms - not to be confused with the actual Timms family, which is not related genetically
• Theames
• Themes
• Thomas - a whole other animal which creates a research nightmare...