Researching Ian Stokes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12646 people with the Stokes surname? In that year Stokes was ranked number 319 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Ian Stokes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ian Stokes 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
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 Stokes ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ian Stokes and the Stokes Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stokes 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 Stokes family tree.
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Research the Stokes surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stokes Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 18517 people with the Stokes surname in the UK? Stokes is now ranked number 291 for popularity in the UK. |
Stokes Family Tree Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ian Stokes.
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Stokes Forums
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Miscellaneous Stokes Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ian Stokes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Ian Stokes (cricketer)
Ian William Edward Stokes (born 22 February 1964) is a former English cricketer. Stokes was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Solihull, Warwickshire.
Stokes made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1997 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Buckinghamshire. Stokes played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1997 to 1998, which included 6 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1997, he made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He played a further List A match against Leicestershire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 22 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 18.
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