Nicholson Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21279 people with the Nicholson surname? In that year Nicholson was ranked number 164 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicholson records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Nicholson family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"NICHOLSON, NICOLSON, 'son of NIC(H)OL,' q. v. Maucolum fiz Nicol rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, 818). William Nicholai (Lat genitive) or Nycholayi was burgess of Glasgow, 1419-21 (LCD., p. 241), Gilbert Nicholai was vicar of Aufurde (Alford) in 1435 (REB., n, 52), and Patrick Nicholai, presbyter of Brechin, 1436, appears in 1446 as Patrik Nicholsone, perpetual chaplain of Caldhame (ibid., i, 82, 106). Michael Nycholson leased part of Farcy (Persie), 1443, and Gylbryd Nycholay in 1446 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 120, 128), Matthew Nicholay, witness in Aberdeen, 1489 (REA., n, p. 303), and John Nicholsoun was burgess of Dumfries, 1544 (Anderson). Ailleis Neclasson had remission in 1547 for his share in taking and holding the Castle of Akirgill, Caithness (OPS., n, p. 778), and Mullie Niclasson is recorded in the Boigis, 1663 (Caithness). The Nicolsons of Lasswade are an old family, knighted in seventeenth century. Sir William Nicolson (d. 1766), four times married, was father of twenty-three children. The Nicholsons of Skye have Englished their name from MACNICOL, q.v. Necolson 1474, Nicollsoun 1624, Nucolsone 1655, Nycholsoun 1483. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Nicholson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nicholson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nicholson family tree.
Search Nicholson Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Nicholson family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Nicholson family.
Research the Nicholson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nicholson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 27404 people with the Nicholson surname in the UK? Nicholson is now ranked number 183 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicholson Genealogy Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Nicholson family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Nicholson data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Nicholson family and people looking to contact living Nicholson relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 66841 people with the Nicholson surname in the USA? Nicholson is ranked number 135 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nicholson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Nicholson family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Nicholson surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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