Researching William Hickie
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 136 people with the Hickie surname? In that year Hickie was ranked number 3443 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Hickie on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Hickie and the Hickie Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 348 people with the Hickie surname in the UK? Hickie is now ranked number 3713 for popularity in the UK. |
Hickie Family Tree Databases
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Find William Hickie from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hickie Forums
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Miscellaneous Hickie Databases
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Some Famous People called William Hickie
William Hickie
Major General Sir William Bernard Hickie, (21 May 1865 – 3 November 1950) was an Irish-born senior British Army officer and an Irish nationalist politician.
As a British Army officer Hickie saw active service in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902; was Assistant Quartermaster General in the Irish Command from 1912 to 1914; and served in the First World War from 1914 to 1918. He commanded a brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commander of the 16th (Irish) Division from 1915 on the Western Front.
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