Wilken Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 145 people with the Wilken surname? In that year Wilken was ranked number 3434 for popularity in the UK. |
Wilken records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"WILKIN, WILKEN, like WILKTE, a double diminutive of WILLIAM, q.v. Malcolm Ouilquen, 1431 (Coll. AGAA., i, p. 227). Mathew Wilking had a respite in 1499 for "forthocht fellony" (RSS., i, 374). William Wylkyn held a land in Glasgow, 1540 (LCD., p. 39). Thomas Wilkin rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the burgh of Rutherglen, 1557-58 (ER., XDC, p. 7, 40), and as Thomas Wilky he performs the same duty in 1563 (ibid., p. 222). Gawine Wilkene was bailie of Selkirk in 1590 (RFC., rv, p. 480), William Wilking, burgess of Lanark, 1604 (Retours, Lanark, 49), and James Wilkeine in Slains, Aberdeenshire, 1649 (SN&O., vn, p. 75). In 1606 there is entry of William alias Wilkin Johnstone of Elshieshields. Borrowed into Gaelic with Mac prefixed it becomes Maccuilcein, in Anglicized spelling Macwilkin. Wilkyn 1558, Wylkyne 1542. WILKIN, WILKEN, like WILKTE, a double diminutive of WILLIAM, q.v. Malcolm Ouilquen, 1431 (Coll. AGAA., i, p. 227). Mathew Wilking had a respite in 1499 for "forthocht fellony" (RSS., i, 374). William Wylkyn held a land in Glasgow, 1540 (LCD., p. 39). Thomas Wilkin rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the burgh of Rutherglen, 1557-58 (ER., XDC, p. 7, 40), and as Thomas Wilky he performs the same duty in 1563 (ibid., p. 222). Gawine Wilkene was bailie of Selkirk in 1590 (RFC., rv, p. 480), William Wilking, burgess of Lanark, 1604 (Retours, Lanark, 49), and James Wilkeine in Slains, Aberdeenshire, 1649 (SN&O., vn, p. 75). In 1606 there is entry of William alias Wilkin Johnstone of Elshieshields. Borrowed into Gaelic with Mac prefixed it becomes Maccuilcein, in Anglicized spelling Macwilkin. Wilkyn 1558, Wylkyne 1542. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Wilken Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wilken 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Wilken family tree.
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Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Wilken family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Wilken family.
Research the Wilken surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wilken Military records.
Wilken Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Wilken family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Wilken data can be verified or corrected by other users.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Wilken surname in the USA? Wilken is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wilken Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Wilken 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 Wilken surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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