Researching John Wickham
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2025 people with the Wickham surname? In that year Wickham was ranked number 1818 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Wickham on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Wickham and the Wickham Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wickham 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 Wickham family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2807 people with the Wickham surname in the UK? Wickham is now ranked number 1905 for popularity in the UK. |
Wickham Family History Databases
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Wickham Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Wickham surname in the USA? Wickham is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wickham Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on John Wickham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Wickham
John Clements Wickham
– John Clements Wickham (21 November 1798 – 6 January 1864) was a Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator. He was first officer on during its second survey mission, 1831–1836, under captain Robert FitzRoy. The young naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin was a supernumerary on the ship, and his journal was published as The Voyage of the Beagle. After that expedition, Wickham was promoted to Commander and made captain of the Beagle on its third voyage, from 1837 and conducted various maritime expeditions and hydrographic surveys along the Australian coastline.
In 1843, after his retirement from the Royal Navy, Wickham was made Police Magistrate and, later, Government Resident of the Moreton Bay District, in the Colony of New South Wales (NSW). Wickham retired in 1859, when the Moreton Bay District was separated from NSW, forming basis of the Colony of Queensland. When the Queensland and NSW governments disagreed over which was responsible for his pension, Wickham moved to France, where he died.
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