Researching Maxine Peake
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2888 people with the Peake surname? In that year Peake was ranked number 1391 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Maxine means "Great Woman" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Maxine Peake on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maxine Peake and the Peake Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peake 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 Peake family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3420 people with the Peake surname in the UK? Peake is now ranked number 1647 for popularity in the UK. |
Peake Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Peake surname in the USA? Peake is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Maxine Peake. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in the BBC One sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000), Veronica Ball in the hit Channel 4 comedy-drama Shameless (2004–2007), Martha Costello in the BBC One legal drama Silk (2011–2014), and Grace Middleton in the BBC One drama series The Village (2013–2014). In 2017, she starred in the Black Mirror episode "Metalhead". She has also played the title role in Hamlet, as well as the notorious serial killer Myra Hindley in the critically acclaimed ITV dramatization of the Moors Murders, See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006).
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Other names that sound a bit like Peake
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