Researching George Wilkins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13236 people with the Wilkins surname? In that year Wilkins was ranked number 299 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Wilkins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Wilkins and the Wilkins Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wilkins 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 Wilkins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 15400 people with the Wilkins surname in the UK? Wilkins is now ranked number 366 for popularity in the UK. |
Wilkins Family Tree Databases
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Wilkins Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 72918 people with the Wilkins surname in the USA? Wilkins is ranked number 133 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wilkins Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on George Wilkins. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Wilkins
George Wilkins (footballer)
Ernest George Wilkins (27 October 1919 – January 1999) was a professional footballer and had 4 footballing sons, including the England International Ray Wilkins.
George Wilkins was born in Hackney, East London. While working as a lorry boy, Wilkins played football for Hayes. In 1938 he signed as a professional for Brentford. After making his First Division debut in January 1939 he played three League games before the Second World War. He continued to play for Brentford during the war, including at Wembley in the 1942 London Cup Final, when Brentford beat Portsmouth. He served in the Royal Kent Regiment. When the war ended, he continued with Brentford but was sold in February 1947 for a fee of £7,000 to Bradford Park Avenue. In the following December he was sold to Nottingham Forest for £7,500. He moved to Leeds in September 1949 but only played 3 games for them. In a career interrupted by the war, he played 83 league games and scored 19 goals for the 4 professional clubs.
In December 1949 he returned to Hayes as a coach. He played in the Kent League for Dover in the 1952–53 season. He was coach 3 times at Hayes until sacked in January 1961, when the players complained of his over-rigorous training methods.
Three of his sons, Graham, Ray and Dean Wilkins, played professional football, with Ray playing 84 times for England. Another son, Stephen, was signed by Chelsea and made one appearance for Brentford, before playing for a number of non-league teams, including Dagenham and Hayes.
He died in Bournemouth, Dorset, in January 1999. He was 79 years old.
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