Researching Phil Pickett
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2407 people with the Pickett surname? In that year Pickett was ranked number 1607 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Phil means "Form of PHILLIP. Loving" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Phil Pickett on Ancestry
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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 Pickett 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 Phil Pickett and the Pickett Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pickett 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 Pickett family tree.
Search Parish Records for Phil Pickett at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Phil Pickett using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Pickett surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pickett Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3680 people with the Pickett surname in the UK? Pickett is now ranked number 1544 for popularity in the UK. |
Pickett Genealogy 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.
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Find Phil Pickett from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pickett 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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Miscellaneous Pickett Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Phil Pickett. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Phil Pickett
Phil Pickett
Philip Stuart Pickett (born 19 November 1946) is a double Ivor Novello Award-winning English composer, musician, vocal arranger, producer and artist manager.
He is principally known as a songwriter and musician and for co-writing and recording "Karma Chameleon", one of the biggest hits of the 1980s era withBoy George and Culture Club during his tenure as keyboard player and backing vocalist for the group on every live performance throughout the world during the 1980s. Prior to this, Pickett co-founded hit-making pop band Sailor in 1973 which achieved considerable chart-topping success in the mid-1970s Glamrock period and with whom he still regularly performs to the present day. Pickett's songs have also been recorded by many other artists including Labi Siffre, Sheena Easton, Georgie Fame, Joe Cocker, Brian Kennedy and Malcolm McLaren, used in countless TV commercials and included in the soundtrack of Hollywood films Electric Dreams, Top Secret!, The Lost Boys and his West End Musical Theatre debut, Casper The Musical.
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