Researching Dave Nelson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14506 people with the Nelson surname? In that year Nelson was ranked number 271 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Nelson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dave Nelson and the Nelson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nelson 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 Nelson family tree.
Study Parish Records for Dave Nelson at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dave Nelson using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Dave Nelson.
Research the Nelson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nelson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 24232 people with the Nelson surname in the UK? Nelson is now ranked number 212 for popularity in the UK. |
Nelson Genealogy Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Dave Nelson.
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Investigate One Great Family for Nelson records submitted by people who are already researching the Nelson Family Tree.
Find Dave Nelson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nelson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 492196 people with the Nelson surname in the USA? Nelson is ranked number 35 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dave Nelson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dave Nelson
Dave Nelson
David Earl Nelson (June 20, 1944 – April 22, 2018) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals from 1968 through 1977. He also served as one of the broadcasters for the Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
During a period in the early 2010 season, Nelson was the team's interim radio color commentator over the Brewers Radio Network during road games outside of Chicago while Bob Uecker recovered from heart surgery to repair an aortic valve. He was the team's first base coach for four years prior to the end of his contract. He helped to develop many players, including Kenny Lofton, Scott Podsednik and Rickie Weeks.
Source: Dave Nelson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDave Nelson (trumpeter)
Davidson C. "Dave" Nelson (born 1905, Donaldsonville, Louisiana - died April 7, 1946, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer.
Nelson received classical training on piano and violin, but became best known in jazz as a trumpeter; he also was an arranger, having studied under Richard M. Jones. He played in Chicago with the Marie Lucas Orchestra, then worked with Ma Rainey, Jelly Roll Morton, Edgar Hayes, Jimmie Noone,, and Luis Russell. Having been informally associated with King Oliver early in his career, he officially became a member of Oliver's band in 1929, playing trumpet on his recordings for Victor in 1929-1931, as well as composing and arranging the pieces. He also led his own ensembles from the late 1920s; Jimmy McLin was one of his sidemen in the 1930s. Late in his career he worked mostly as an arranger, and was on the staff of Lewis Publishing.
Source: Dave Nelson (trumpeter), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nelson
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