Researching Jack 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 Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Oakes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jack Oakes 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 Oakes 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 Jack 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 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 Oakes family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Jack Oakes at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Oakes using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Oakes surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Oakes Military records.
| 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
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 24306 people with the Oakes surname in the USA? Oakes is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Oakes Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Oakes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Oakes
Jack Oakes
John Oakes (13 September 1905 – 20 March 1992), was an English footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League.
He was on the losing side for Charlton Athletic in the 1946 FA Cup Final, and turned out for Nottingham Forest, Southend United and Aldershot before joining the Addicks in 1936.
He did not make the line-up for Charlton's victorious 1947 FA Cup Final, and signed for Plymouth Argyle soon after, spending one season at Home Park before retiring in his 43rd year.
After his playing career was over, he emigrated to Australia, and was living in the city of Perth by the time of his death in March 1992 at the age of 86.
Source: Jack Oakes, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJack Oakes (cricketer)
John Ypres Oakes (29 March 1916 – 4 July 1997) was an English cricketer active from 1937 to 1969 who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham and died in Hexham. He appeared in 128 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled off breaks (OB). He scored 4,410 runs with a highest score of 151, one of two centuries, and took 166 wickets with a best performance of seven for 64. Oakes had a long association with club cricket and became a groundsman after he retired as a player, serving for many years at Formica Ltd in Tynemouth, as well as the broader De La Rue group, where Robin Marlar also made his mark.. He was the younger brother of Charles Oakes.
Source: Jack Oakes (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Oakes
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.
Oajaca Oaxaca Occhiuzzo Ochs Ochse Ocock Oczkowski Ogus Oguz Ohsiek Okes Ooszwski Osieck Osiek Ososki Oswick Oukes Ozaki
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