Wake Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Wake Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2411 people with the Wake surname? In that year Wake was ranked number 1604 for popularity in the UK. |
Wake records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Wake family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"WAKE. Johannes de Wak or Wake, miles, held the land of Kirkandris in the sheriffdom of Dumfries in the early years of the fourteenth century (RMS., i, 33, 91). The family took the English side in the war of independence and in consequence lost their lands of Kirkandrews and Breccalache after the battle of Bannockbum (ibid., 28, 33). Stephen Wake was burgess of Edinburgh, 1405 (Egidii, p. 41), and John Waik was presbyter of St. Andrews diocese, 1475 (Kelso, 532). The "de" points to a local origin, but it may be 'le", meaning "the watchful." John le Wake occurs in the English Hundred Rolls (1273). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Wake Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wake 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 Wake family tree.
Explore Wake Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Wake family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Wake family records.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Wake family.
Research the Wake surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wake Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3177 people with the Wake surname in the UK? Wake is now ranked number 1741 for popularity in the UK. |
Wake Genealogy Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Wake family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Wake data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Wake family and people looking to contact living Wake relations.
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Find your Irish Wake relatives on findmypast.ie
Wake Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Wake surname in the USA? Wake is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wake Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Wake family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Wake surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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