Researching Francis Stocks
Delve into the history of Francis Stocks using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3259 people with the Stocks surname? In that year Stocks was ranked number 1267 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Francis Stocks on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Francis Stocks 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.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Francis Stocks. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Francis Stocks. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Francis Stocks. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Francis Stocks. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Francis Stocks. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Stocks ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Stocks Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Francis Stocks and the Stocks Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stocks 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 Stocks family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Francis Stocks at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Francis Stocks using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Francis Stocks records.
Study MyHeritage for Francis Stocks information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Francis Stocks.
Research the Stocks surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stocks Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4340 people with the Stocks surname in the UK? Stocks is now ranked number 1349 for popularity in the UK. |
Stocks Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Francis Stocks.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stocks family and people looking to contact living Stocks relations.
Check out One Great Family for Stocks records submitted by people who are already researching the Stocks Family Tree.
Find Francis Stocks from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stocks Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Stocks surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Stocks surname in the USA? Stocks is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stocks Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Francis Stocks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Francis Stocks
Francis Stocks
Francis Wilfrid Stocks (10 December 1873 – 21 May 1929) was an English cricketer active from 1894 to 1903 who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Market Harborough and died in Framlingham. He appeared in 63 first-class matches as a lefthanded batsman who bowled left arm medium pace. He scored 834 runs with a highest score of 58 and took 208 wickets with a best performance of eight for 22.
Stocks was a son of John Stocks who at that time was vicar of Market Harborough. He was educated at Lancing College, Denstone College and New College, Oxford. He became a schoolteacher and for thirteen years was an assistant master and house-master at Felsted School; then he was headmaster of Framlingham College 1913–1929.
Source: Francis Stocks, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stocks
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.
Sadowski Sawatsky Sawatzki Sawatzky Scates Sceets Schadeck Schadegg Schatz Scheets Scheetz Scheidig Schettouska Scheutz Scheutzow Schewitz Schotes Schots Schuetz Schuetze Schutts Schutz Schutze Schwatka Schwets Scites Scoates Scotese Scottish Scotts Scudds Scutts Seats Sedwick Seedhouse Seeds Seets Seitz Setz Shaddick Shaddix Shaddock Shaddox Shadduck Shadegg Shadic Shadick Shadix Shadowski Shadwick Shattock Shatts Shattuck Sheads Sheats Sheets Sheetz Shoots Shotts Shoudis Shutak Shutes Shutts Shutz Sides Sidwick Sietz Sights Sites Sitowski Sittig Sitts Sitz Skates Skeates Skeats Sodja Sodosky Soitoux Soots Southouse Southwick Staas Stace Stacey Stack Stacks Stacy Stacye Stag Stage Stagg Stagge Staggs Staig Stake Staska Stass Stauch Stauss Stawicki Stawski Stech Steck Stecki Steeg Stees Steese Steg Stege Stegg Stegge Steis Steiwig Steuck Stewig Stice Stich Sticha Stichweh Stiewig Stig Stika Stitch Stoak Stoaks Stock Stockau Stockey Stockoe Stockow Stocky Stoeck Stoico Stoj Stoke Stokey Stokka Stokoe Stook Stooke Stookey Stooks Stose Stouch Stox Stoyke Stuck StuckS Stuckay Stucke Stuckey Stucki Stuckow Stuesse Stuessi Stuka Stuke Stukey Stus Stussi Stussie Stych Styche Styck Stys Sudak Sudasch Suddick Suddock Sudds Sudek Sudweeks Suits Sutz Swaithes Swatek Swetich Swetish Swietek Sydes Szadowski Szatko
Comments
Looking for information on a Francis Stocks in your family tree? Why not post a question here -