Paternal Family Tree: Thomas
On 14th June 1881 George Thomas 7th Baronet was born to George Sidney Meade Thomas 6th Baronet [aged 34].
From 1903 to 1928 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 21] won twenty-one titles in the All England Open Badminton Championships. Four were in men's singles (consecutive titles from 1920 to 1923), nine in men's doubles and eight in mixed doubles.
In 1911 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 29] reached the quarterfinals of the singles and the semifinals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon.
On 9th March 1918 [his father] George Sidney Meade Thomas 6th Baronet [aged 71] died. His son George [aged 36] succeeded 7th Baronet Thomas of Yapton in Sussex.
In 1923 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 41] was British Chess Champion.
In 1934 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 52] was British Chess Champion.
In 1934 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 52] was co-founder of the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation), of which he was president from 1934 to 1955.
In 1935 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 53] shared first prize at the 1934/5 Hastings International Chess Congress with the next world chess champion Max Euwe and leading Czechoslovak player Salo Flohr, ahead of past and future world champions José Raúl Capablanca and Mikhail Botvinnik, whom he defeated in their individual games.
In 1950 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 68] was awarded the International Master title by FIDE.
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In 1952 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 70] became an International Arbiter by FIDE.
On 23rd July 1972 George Thomas 7th Baronet [aged 91] died. Baronet Thomas of Yapton in Sussex extinct.
In 1996 George Thomas 7th Baronet was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 22 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Thomas 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Thomas 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lydia King
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Thomas 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Lewis Thomas 4th Baronet 15 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Montagu 
12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montagu 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Montagu Lady Thomas 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: William Sidney Thomas 5th Baronet 16 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
father: George Sidney Meade Thomas 6th Baronet 17 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
George Thomas 7th Baronet 18 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England