Researching Tom Hicks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12535 people with the Hicks surname? In that year Hicks was ranked number 324 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Hicks on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Tom Hicks 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
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 Hicks 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 Tom Hicks and the Hicks Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hicks 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 Hicks family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Tom Hicks at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tom Hicks using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Tom Hicks.
Research the Hicks surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hicks Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 15352 people with the Hicks surname in the UK? Hicks is now ranked number 369 for popularity in the UK. |
Hicks Family History 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Tom Hicks.
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Find Tom Hicks from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hicks 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.
Research the Hicks surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 209639 people with the Hicks surname in the USA? Hicks is ranked number 88 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hicks Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Hicks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Hicks
Tom Hicks
Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr. (born February 7, 1946), is an American private equity investor and sports team owner living in Dallas, Texas. Forbes magazine estimated Hicks' wealth at $1 billion in 2009, but it dropped to $700 million in 2010. Hicks co-founded the investment firm, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, previously owned 50% of the English football club Liverpool F.C., and is chairman of Hicks Holdings LLC, which owns and operates Hicks Sports Group, the company that formerly owned the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars, and the Mesquite Championship Rodeo. In 2010, Hicks was forced to sell the Rangers and Liverpool to satisfy his creditors, and the Stars went into bankruptcy the following year.
Source: Tom Hicks, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Tom Hicks (cricketer)
Thomas Charles Hicks (born 28 August 1979 in Farnborough, Bromley, Greater London) is an English cricketer. Hicks studied at St Catherine's College, Oxford and all of his first-class appearances as of the end of 2006 had come for Oxford University teams (Oxford University, Oxford Universities and Oxford UCCE), apart from one game for British Universities in 1999.
His two half-centuries have both come for Oxford against Cambridge University: the higher of these being the 58 he scored in 2001, adding 109 for the ninth wicket with opener Matthew Floyd to help set up a three-wicket victory. He also took 5–77 in the second innings of this game, second only to the 5-54 he claimed in Oxford's win over Northamptonshire in June 2000.
Hicks has played minor counties cricket for Dorset since 1998, and it was for them that he made his only List A appearance, against Glamorgan in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.
Source: Tom Hicks (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Hicks (American football)
Thomas Logan Hicks (born December 18, 1952) is a retired American professional football player who played linebacker for five seasons for the Chicago Bears of the NFL, from 1976 to 1980. His jersey number was 54.
During the 1978 NFL season, Hicks suffered a knee injury in Week 10 in a contest against the Seattle Seahawks. He was diagnosed with torn knee ligaments and underwent surgery that evening after the game. He missed the remainder of the 1978 NFL season.
After a breakdown in contract negotiations for the 1981 season, Hicks retired.
Hicks played college football for Illinois.
Hicks was an all-state linebacker at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, IL (Class of 1971).
Source: Tom Hicks (American football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Hicks (rugby union)
Tom Hicks (born 25 October 1991) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship.
Originally part of the Northampton Saints academy, Hicks signed for Gloucester Rugby on 7 June 2013. On 24 April 2015, Hicks officially signed a senior deal with Gloucester. On 8 May 2016, Hicks joins RFU Championship side Rotherham Titans from the 2016-17 season. On 11 April 2017, Hicks signed for Championship rivals Doncaster Knights ahead of the 2017-18 season.
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