Researching Big Nicholas
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5848 people with the Nicholas surname? In that year Nicholas was ranked number 724 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Big Nicholas on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Big Nicholas and the Nicholas Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nicholas 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Nicholas family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8741 people with the Nicholas surname in the UK? Nicholas is now ranked number 670 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicholas Genealogy Databases
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Nicholas Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Nicholas surname in the USA? Nicholas is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Big Nicholas
Big Nick Nicholas
George Walker "Big Nick" Nicholas (August 2, 1922, – October 29, 1997) was an American jazz saxophonist and singer.Strongly influenced by his hero, Coleman Hawkins, Nicholas in turn influenced a young John Coltrane to compose his tribute "Big Nick", included on the 1962 album Duke Ellington & John Coltrane.
Nicholas contributed the 16-bar solo to Dizzy Gillespie's classic African-Cuban jazz piece "Manteca" (1947). At that time, he also started playing with Hot Lips Page, a working relationship that continued until 1954. He joined Buck Clayton in 1955.
Nicholas started playing with Hank and Thad Jones, Earl Hines, and Tiny Bradshaw before going into the army and, on being discharged in the late 1940s, he worked with bands led by Sabby Lewis, J. C. Heard, and Lucky Millinder. He went on to play with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker, and Charlie Mingus.
Nicholas died of heart failure in October 1997 at the age of 75.
Source: Big Nick Nicholas, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nicholas
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