Researching Harry Oakes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4337 people with the Oakes surname? In that year Oakes was ranked number 976 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Oakes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Oakes and the Oakes Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Oakes 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 Oakes family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6660 people with the Oakes surname in the UK? Oakes is now ranked number 905 for popularity in the UK. |
Oakes Genealogy Databases
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Oakes Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Oakes surname in the USA? Oakes is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Oakes Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Harry Oakes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harry Oakes
Harry Oakes
Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (23 December 1874 – 7 July 1943) was a British gold mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He earned his fortune in Canada and moved to the Bahamas in the 1930s for tax purposes. Though American by birth, he became a British citizen and was granted the hereditary title of baronet in 1939.
Oakes was murdered in 1943 under mysterious circumstances, and the subsequent trial ended with acquittal of the accused. No further legal proceedings have taken place on the matter, the cause of death and the details surrounding it have never been entirely determined, and the case has been the subject of several books and four films.
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