Researching John Wicks
Dig into the past of John Wicks using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4215 people with the Wicks surname? In that year Wicks was ranked number 1007 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Wicks on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Wicks 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Wicks 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 John Wicks and the Wicks Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wicks 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 Wicks family tree.
Study Parish Records for John Wicks at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Wicks using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for John Wicks records.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about John Wicks.
Research the Wicks surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wicks Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5039 people with the Wicks surname in the UK? Wicks is now ranked number 1174 for popularity in the UK. |
Wicks Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Wicks.
Study MyTrees for information on the Wicks family and people looking to contact living Wicks relations.
Check out One Great Family for Wicks records submitted by people who are already researching the Wicks Family Tree.
Find John Wicks from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Wicks 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 12153 people with the Wicks surname in the USA? Wicks is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wicks Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on John Wicks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Wicks
John Wicks (singer)
John Richard Wicks (28 February 1953 – 7 October 2018) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer, who worked with numerous artists in the United States and the United Kingdom. Wicks was best known as the lead singer-songwriter for the UK rock and power pop band The Records, who formed in London from the ashes of The Kursaal Flyers, during the 1977 punk rock movement. After The Records went their separate ways in 1982, Wicks remained musically active, writing, recording and performing new material, including with several musicians such as Debbi Peterson.
The songs of Wicks and his lyricist partner, Will Birch, have been recorded by The Searchers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Too Much Joy, Michael Monroe, and numerous other artists.
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