Researching Edward Wickham
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2025 people with the Wickham surname? In that year Wickham was ranked number 1818 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Wickham on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Wickham and the Wickham Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wickham 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 Wickham family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2807 people with the Wickham surname in the UK? Wickham is now ranked number 1905 for popularity in the UK. |
Wickham Family Tree Databases
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Wickham Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Wickham surname in the USA? Wickham is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wickham Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Wickham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Wickham
Edward Wickham
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Thomas Ruscombe Wickham (4 May 1890 – 25 August 1957) was a Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton from 1935 until 1945. He had previously served in India from 1910 until 1935, first as an officer in the British Indian Army, and later a member of the Indian Political Department. From 1919 to 1921, he acted as officer in attendance for the European tour of the Shah of Persia, who awarded him the Order of the Lion and the Sun, 3rd Class. He fulfilled the same duties in 1928 for the King of Afghanistan. During his time as an MP, he served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to two Secretaries of State for War, led a delegation to Australia and New Zealand in 1944, and visited a concentration camp soon after the Second World War.
Source: Edward Wickham, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Wickham
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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