Researching Mary Weeks
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6411 people with the Weeks surname? In that year Weeks was ranked number 638 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Weeks on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mary Weeks 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 Weeks 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 Mary Weeks and the Weeks Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Weeks 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 Weeks family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Mary Weeks at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6607 people with the Weeks surname in the UK? Weeks is now ranked number 914 for popularity in the UK. |
Weeks Family History Databases
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Weeks 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 51650 people with the Weeks surname in the USA? Weeks is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Weeks Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary Weeks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary Weeks
Mary Elvira Weeks
Mary Elvira Weeks (April 10, 1892 – June 20, 1975) was an American chemist and historian of science. Weeks was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry and the first woman to be a faculty member at the University of Kansas.
Her book Discovery of the Elements is considered the "first connected narrative of how scientists unraveled the mysteries of matter" and a "classic of chemistry". It went through seven editions and was published in multiple languages. Weeks also published A History of the American Chemical Society (1952) with Charles Albert Browne, completing it after his death in 1947.
Source: Mary Elvira Weeks, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Weeks
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