Researching Thomas Wykes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1045 people with the Wykes surname? In that year Wykes was ranked number 2549 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Wykes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Wykes and the Wykes Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1544 people with the Wykes surname in the UK? Wykes is now ranked number 2656 for popularity in the UK. |
Wykes Genealogy Databases
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Thomas Wykes (chronicler)
Thomas Wykes (11 March 1222 – c. 1292), English chronicler, was a canon regular of Oseney Abbey, near Oxford.
He was the author of a chronicle extending from 1066 to 1289, which is printed among the monastic annals edited by Henry Richards Luard for the Rolls Series. He gives an account of the Second Barons' War from a royalist standpoint, and is a severe critic of Montfort's policy. His work regarding the reign of Edward I is especially useful. His chronicles are connected with the Oseney Annals, which are printed parallel with his work by Luard, but Wykes is an independent authority between 1258 and 1278.
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