Wise Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6242 people with the Wise surname? In that year Wise was ranked number 665 for popularity in the UK. |
Wise records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"WISE, WYSE. Perhaps from Middle English wys(e, learned, sage. William Wys was a canon of Moray in 1358 (Bam, m, 17), Thomas Wyse, canon of Caithness, 1381 (Pap. Pet., i, p. 561 1562), and Robertus Wys was canon of the church of Aberdeen in 1386, 1391 (REA., i, p. 172, 189). Johannes Wyss on inquest in Stravelyn, 1411 (Scon, p. 162), John Wis or Wiys, stonecutter to bishop of Dunkeld, 1511 (Rent. Dunk.), William Wyeis was member of council of Stirling in 1522 (SBR., p. 275), and David Wyse and his wife had a charter of a "saline patella in Kirkcaldrie" in 1603 (RD., p. 497). Wysse in the parish of Laurencekirk in the eighteenth century. WISE, WYSE. Perhaps from Middle English wys(e, learned, sage. William Wys was a canon of Moray in 1358 (Bam, m, 17), Thomas Wyse, canon of Caithness, 1381 (Pap. Pet., i, p. 561 1562), and Robertus Wys was canon of the church of Aberdeen in 1386, 1391 (REA., i, p. 172, 189). Johannes Wyss on inquest in Stravelyn, 1411 (Scon, p. 162), John Wis or Wiys, stonecutter to bishop of Dunkeld, 1511 (Rent. Dunk.), William Wyeis was member of council of Stirling in 1522 (SBR., p. 275), and David Wyse and his wife had a charter of a "saline patella in Kirkcaldrie" in 1603 (RD., p. 497). Wysse in the parish of Laurencekirk in the eighteenth century. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Wise Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wise 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 Wise family tree.
Search Wise Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Wise family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Wise family.
Research the Wise surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wise Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 6858 people with the Wise surname in the UK? Wise is now ranked number 874 for popularity in the UK. |
Wise Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Wise surname in the USA? Wise is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wise Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Wise 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 Wise surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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