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Dickens Family History
Dickens Genealogy & Family TreeDickens is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the German given name Richard which means "powerful ruler." The family motto is In hoc signo vines which means "Under this sign thou shalt conquer."
Other spellings include "Dickins," "Dikens," "Diggens," and "Diggins." Notable people with the surname include English writer Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist), American actress Kim Dickens (The Blind Side, Gone Girl, Lost), Canadian Oluy. The first Dickens to come to the Americas was Edward Dickens in Barbados in 1683.
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Dickens Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rebecca Dickens -- --, 1665 December 0, 1747
- Christopher Dickens -- --, 1644 December 0, 1714
- Susannah Dickens -- --, 1648 April 1, 1729 England
- Rufus N. Dickens -- --, 1917 December 0, 1983 North Carolina
- Thomas Dickens -- --, 1755 December 0, 1850
Dickens Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Layton Thomas Dickens -- --, 1894 April 10, 1990 North Carolina
- John Edgar Dickens -- --, 1892 January 7, 1950 Louisiana
- Thomas Robert Dickens -- --, 1895 January 10, 1954 Louisiana
- William Dickens -- --, 1552 January 4, 1583
- Horace Dewey Dickens -- --, 1898 July 15, 1995 Tennessee
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