Talk:Thomas Shadrach James

Muslim?
Proof that we was an Ex Muslim, his birth name nor his mother full name sound Muslim, he was Tamil an ethnicity that is predominatly non Muslim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.180.129.151 (talk) 01:53, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

In April 2014, a new book forces a number of revisions to the common understanding of Thomas James, at least in regards to his origins. The book is Dharmalan Dana: An Australian Aboriginal man’s 73-year search for the story of his Aboriginal and Indian Ancestors. Written by Thomas James' great grandson, George Nelson and his daughter Robynne, it presents several primary documents that changes concepts about his own father and where he came from (particularly material from the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Civil Status Office and Coromandel Archives all in Mauritius). While it maintains that Thomas' father had been born a Muslim, it demonstrates that he had become an Anglican Christian before young Thomas was born. Also, it presents proof that Thomas' father's name was not Samson, but, in fact, James Peersaib. Further, Thomas' mother's name was Miriam. Erasmus Sydney (talk) 11:38, 13 July 2014 (UTC)