Nixon Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9123 people with the Nixon surname? In that year Nixon was ranked number 448 for popularity in the UK. |
Nixon records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Nixon 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Historical References
"NIXON. The "son of Nicholas," from the diminutive form "Nick." "The name was common on both sides of the Border, perhaps most so in Bewcastle in Cumberland; but as early as 1376 we find a William Nycson occupying lands in the district of Ermyldoune in Liddesdale" (Liddesdale, p. 181). William Nykson was one of the "borowis" for the earl of Douglas's bounds of the West March in 1398 (Bain, TV, 512). The following forms of this name are given by Armstrong: Singular: Nekson, Nexson, Nexsoune, Nicksoune, Nicson, Nikson, Niksoun, Niksown, Nixon, Nixoun, Nixson, Nbcsone, Nixsoun, Nixsoune, Nycson, Nykson, Nyksone, Nyksoun, Nyksown, Nysson; Plural: Nekesonis, Nekesouns, Neksons, Nexsones, Nexsounes, Nicksons, Nicsons, Niksonis, Niksons, Nixones, Nixons, Nixsonis, Nixsons, Nycsons, Nyksons, Nysons, Nyxons, Nyxsonnes, Nyxsons (op. cit., p. 180). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Nixon Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nixon 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 Nixon family tree.
Search Nixon Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Nixon family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Nixon family.
Research the Nixon surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nixon Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 12700 people with the Nixon surname in the UK? Nixon is now ranked number 450 for popularity in the UK. |
Nixon Family Tree Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Nixon family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Nixon data can be verified or corrected by other users.
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Nixon surname in the USA? Nixon is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nixon Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Nixon family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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