Researching Thomas Wedge
Dig into the past of Thomas Wedge using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 886 people with the Wedge surname? In that year Wedge was ranked number 2698 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Wedge on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Wedge and the Wedge Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wedge 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 Wedge family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Thomas Wedge at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Thomas Wedge using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Thomas Wedge.
Research the Wedge surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wedge Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1073 people with the Wedge surname in the UK? Wedge is now ranked number 3040 for popularity in the UK. |
Wedge Family Tree Databases
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Find Thomas Wedge from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Wedge 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 3038 people with the Wedge surname in the USA? Wedge is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wedge Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Wedge. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Wedge
Thomas Wedge (rugby union)
Thomas "Chicky" Grenfell Wedge (15 August 1881 – 13 December 1964) was a rugby union player born in St.Ives, Cornwall.
Wedge a scrum-half played his club rugby for St Ives RFC as well as representing Cornwall, he gained 29 caps for his county between 1903–11 and was a member of the famous 1908 County Championship winning side that beat Durham 17–3 in the final at Redruth in front of 17,000 people.
He gained two international caps for England against France in 1907 and again against Wales in 1909.
"Chicky" also competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. On 26 October he was a member of the British rugby union team (represented by Cornwall) which won the silver medal losing against Australia in the final, the game was played at White City Stadium as Twickenham was still being built at the time.
As only one medal was awarded to the side the team drew straws for who should take it home which Wedge won, the medal can still be viewed on show today at St.Ives R.F.C.
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