Researching Gene 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 Gene means "Form of EUGENE. Born Lucky" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Gene Sykes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Gene Sykes 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 Gene Sykes and the Sykes Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sykes 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 Sykes family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Gene Sykes at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Gene Sykes using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Gene Sykes.
Research the Sykes surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sykes Military records.
| 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. |
Sykes Genealogy Databases
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Sykes 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.
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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. |
Miscellaneous Sykes Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Gene Sykes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gene Sykes
Gene Sykes
Eugene Charle Sykes (born September 26, 1941) is a former American football defensive back. Sykes scored a touchdown in LSU's 25–7 defeat of Colorado in the 1962 Orange Bowl. In 1963, he appeared with the LSU team in the Cotton Bowl, where they defeated Texas 13–0, and in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game.
As a professional, Sykes was drafted by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, playing for them in 1963 and for their AFL Championship teams of 1964 and 1965. He finished his Professional Football career with the AFL's Denver Broncos in 1966.
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