Researching William Weekes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 760 people with the Weekes surname? In that year Weekes was ranked number 2821 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Weekes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Weekes and the Weekes Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 2350 people with the Weekes surname in the UK? Weekes is now ranked number 2130 for popularity in the UK. |
Weekes Family History Databases
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Weekes Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Weekes surname in the USA? Weekes is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Weekes
William Weekes (priest)
William Haye Weekes (born Cambridge, 5 March 1867 – died Kenilworth 2 August 1945) was Dean of Bloemfontein in South Africa from 1922 to 1940.
He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; and ordained in 1891. After a curacy at St Sidwell, Ex3eter he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Bloemfontein. In 1896 he became Rector of Makefing. He was Rector at Beaconsfield from 1901 until 1912; and then of Kroonstad until 1917. He was Archdeacon of Kimberley from 1905 to 1917; and of Bloemfontein (and Vicar of the Cathedral Parish) from 1917 to 1940. He was appointed a Chaplain of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1931.
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