Researching Adrian Wykes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1045 people with the Wykes surname? In that year Wykes was ranked number 2549 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Adrian means "Dark one" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Adrian Wykes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Adrian Wykes in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Adrian Wykes and the Wykes Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wykes 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 Wykes family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1544 people with the Wykes surname in the UK? Wykes is now ranked number 2656 for popularity in the UK. |
Wykes Family History Databases
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Wykes Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Adrian Wykes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Adrian Wykes
Adrian Wykes
Adrian Paul Acheson 'Percy' Wykes (born 7 February 1958) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cambridgeshire and Luxembourg. He was born in Westminster.
Wykes made his Minor Counties Championship debut in 1987, and made three List A appearances in the NatWest Trophy between 1987 and 1989. Wykes took five wickets with the ball in his one-day career, from 25.1 overs of bowling at an average of 15.60. He caught one catch, and made one run-out. In just a single appearance at the crease, Wykes scored 0 not out while testing out the authenticity of Michael Holding's nickname 'Whispering Death' by closing his eyes at the non-striker's end.
As Percy Pavilion he wrote songs and poems about cricket between 1982 and 1998, releasing records, a c.d., and a cassette.
He now teaches Latin, Geography, History, Sociology, Ethics, and Economics at the Luxembourg II European School. He has written a book about cricket, Economics, Cambridge, and Keynes.
Source: Adrian Wykes, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wykes
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