Researching Keith Oakes
Delve into the history of Keith Oakes using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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 Keith means "forest" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Keith Oakes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Keith 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.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Keith Oakes. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Keith Oakes. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Keith Oakes. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Keith Oakes. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Keith Oakes. |
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 Oakes ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Oakes Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Keith Oakes and the Oakes Family History
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.
Check out Parish Records for Keith Oakes at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Keith Oakes using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Keith Oakes records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Keith Oakes information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Keith Oakes.
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 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Keith Oakes.
Study MyTrees for information on the Oakes family and people looking to contact living Oakes relations.
Explore One Great Family for Oakes records submitted by people who are already researching the Oakes Family Tree.
Find Keith Oakes from Ireland on findmypast.ie
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.
Research the Oakes surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| 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
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Keith Oakes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Keith Oakes
Keith Oakes
Keith Brian Oakes (born 3 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham.
At Newport County Oakes was selected in the 1980 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year and captained the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
He completed a bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford and in the summer of 1991 succeeded Bill Harvey as physiotherapist at Peterborough United. In 1997, he became the physiotherapist at Lincoln City and had a brief spell as co-caretaker manager after the sacking of Phil Stant in 2001.
He returned to Peterborough United as physiotherapist in June 2006, but he left in May 2010.
Source: Keith Oakes, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther 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
Comments
Looking for information on a Keith Oakes in your family tree? Why not post a question here -