Researching Melanie Wilson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 137543 people with the Wilson surname? In that year Wilson was ranked number 7 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Melanie means "dark-clothed" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Melanie Wilson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Melanie Wilson 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Melanie Wilson and the Wilson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wilson 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 Wilson family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Melanie Wilson at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Melanie Wilson using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Melanie Wilson.
Research the Wilson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wilson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 182727 people with the Wilson surname in the UK? Wilson is now ranked number 7 for popularity in the UK. |
Wilson Family History Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Melanie Wilson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Wilson family and people looking to contact living Wilson relations.
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Find Melanie Wilson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Wilson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 1029966 people with the Wilson surname in the USA? Wilson is ranked number 7 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wilson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Melanie Wilson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Melanie Wilson
Melanie Wilson (actress)
Melanie Wilson (born October 14, 1960) is an American actress.
Wilson is best known for her co-starring role as Jennifer Lyons-Appleton in the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers.
Her other television credits include Family Matters, Step by Step, Simon & Simon and The A-Team. She did a week of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1988.
In 2009, she appeared in the Lifetime Television network film Prayers for Bobby.
She is the daughter of actor Dick Wilson, the former commercial spokesman ("Mr. Whipple") for Charmin toilet paper.
Source: Melanie Wilson (actress), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wilson
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