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Walkinshaw One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Walkinshaw   

Variants: Wackinshaw, Wakenshaw, Walkingshaw, Walkinschaw, Wicketshaw

Category:  3 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way on a global basis.

Website: www.walkinshaw.org.uk

Contact: Mrs Jeanette Brunlees


About the study

Includes full transcription of all Scottish birth, marriage, death, divorce and adoption entries from 1855 to 2007
Transcription of 1841-1921 censuses for England and Wales

Variant names

Walkingshaw, Wakenshaw, Wakinshaw, Walkenshaw as most common variants

Name origin

The name originates in Scotland from the time when family were forester to Kings of Scotland.
Meaning of name translates as walking in the woods

Contact Details

Mrs Jeanette Brunlees

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Walkinshaw in the Guild Indexes
(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)
  • Global Marriages  19
  • Inscriptions Index  1
  • Datastores (members)* 1

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