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Fiske Family Papers

1000 years of Fisks and Fiskes in Britain


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Ernest Kelvin 'Fred' Fisk, rural development economist and eldest son of Sir Ernest Fisk, 1917-2009

February 2009 - Australian bush fires claim the lives of Lizzie and Dalton, wife and son of firefighter Glen Fisk[e]

Jack Desmond Fisk, twice Lord Mayor of Bristol, 1922-2009

Geoffrey Raymond Fisk, senior orthopaedic surgeon, 1916-2007


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Fisk[e] Index - The contents of my database, last updated 7th January 2010

Fiske Genealogy (Adapted and updated from Fiske Family Papers by Henry ffiske, 1902)

Please note: Until I have time to update these pages to take account of recent research, please treat the information contained in the Fisk[e] Index as more reliable.

The ffirst ffyskes - 13th to 16th century, leads into William's, Richard's and Thomas's descendants.

William's descendants - 15th to 17th century, leads into the Norton and Shimpling branches.

Richard's descendants - 15th to 17th century, links into the American settlers and the Dennington branch.

Thomas's descendants - 15th to 17th century, leads into the Rattlesden and Cratfield branches.

Matthew's descendants - 16th and 17th century

Cratfield branch - 16th to 18th century.

American settlers - 16th and 17th century, concentrating on Fisk(e)s born in England.

Dennington branch - 16th to 19th century, leads into Badingham branch.

Badingham branch - mainly 18th to 20th century.

Rattlesden branch - 16th to 19th century.

Norton branch - 17th to 20th century, links into the Shimpling branch.

Shimpling branch - 17th to 20th century.

Aldeburgh Fisk(e)s - 16th and 17th century, not yet linked into the main family tree.

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Articles etc.

Introduction - Why I did it the way I did, etc.

Earliest known British Fisk(e)s - Now thought to be pre-Norman invasion

Early Laxfield charters - extending our knowledge of the earliest known Fisk[e]s

Further charters - 15th to 19th century from Norton & Elmswell

The origin of the name

The coat-of-arms

The 'Stolen' Papers - a fascinating insight

Laxfield & Studhaugh - Where the story begins

William Fiske, wheelwright - inventory of possessions 1590

Able Men of Suffolk 1638

Billy Fiske - an American who fought and died in the Battle of Britain

Fisk(e) Artists

Tommy Fiske - professional footballer, 1885-1918

Jim Fisk - Clematis expert, 1912-2004

Robert Fisk - the journalist's family connection with the Cutty Sark

DNA - I've taken the plunge and had my DNA profile mapped! More info here.

Reader submitted articles

Articles written by Mike Roberts for his family.

James Fisk (1824-1889), police officer in Gt Yarmouth. Article by James W. Fisk in .doc format..

David Fisk (1850-1942), son of James above, a fisherman in Gt Yarmouth and gold prospector in Australia. Article by James W. Fisk in .doc format.

Maps:

Fisk[e] UK Population maps - 1500s, 1700s, 1881 and 2000

Places featured in the chapter headings in Fiske Family Papers

Places where Fisk[e]s are mentioned in 13th & 14th century documents