Researching Eric Sykes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14370 people with the Sykes surname? In that year Sykes was ranked number 274 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eric means "ever-powerful" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Eric Sykes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eric Sykes and the Sykes Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 14313 people with the Sykes surname in the UK? Sykes is now ranked number 404 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Sykes surname in the USA? Sykes is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor, and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus, and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. He became a TV star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series.
Source: Eric Sykes, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Eric Sykes (cricketer)
Eric Sykes (23 June 1906 – 7 December 1989) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1925 and 1932.
Sykes was born in Bolsover, the son of Ernest Sykes who had played cricket for Hampshire. Sykes made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in June against Gloucestershire and made 50 in his first innings. In his next match he was at the wicket on 4 when Derbyshire won, but he made little impression in his last match of the season against Lancashire.
Sykes turned professional after playing as an amateur, but did not get a chance to play as a professional for Derbyshire until the 1932 season.He then played two matches for Derbyshire and made 27 in the first of them. Sykes was a right-handed batsman and played 10 innings in 5 first-class matches with an average of 11.66 and a top score of 50. He bowled one over at the cost of 2 runs without taking a wicket.
Sykes died in Athersley North, Barnsley, Yorkshire, at the age of 83.
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