from what i've concluded from my own research and that of a British genealogist working with me, the Thimmes and Thimis surnames are of possibly German origin, whereas THAMES is of English origin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Drake To: VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Roll Call - surname THAMES Don't forget the surnames Thimmes (pron. Tim-ess) and Thimis (usually pron. tim-iz) ----- Original Message ----- From: Emaress Nova To: VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Roll Call - surname THAMES is TAMS perhaps a variant of your THAMES? My forebears on mother's side were Tams from Burslem, England. --- Tony & Julie Howell <tjhowell1@comcast.net> wrote: > researching THAMES. > > Julie Thames Howell > Jacksonville, Florida > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237