Researching Dougal Wilson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 137543 people with the Wilson surname? In that year Wilson was ranked number 7 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dougal means "black stranger" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Dougal Wilson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dougal Wilson and the Wilson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wilson 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 Wilson family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Dougal Wilson at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dougal Wilson using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Dougal Wilson.
Research the Wilson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wilson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 182727 people with the Wilson surname in the UK? Wilson is now ranked number 7 for popularity in the UK. |
Wilson Genealogy Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Dougal Wilson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Wilson family and people looking to contact living Wilson relations.
Look at One Great Family for Wilson records submitted by people who are already researching the Wilson Family Tree.
Find Dougal Wilson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Wilson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1029966 people with the Wilson surname in the USA? Wilson is ranked number 7 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wilson Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dougal Wilson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dougal Wilson
Dougal Wilson
Dougal Wilson (born 1971) is a director of commercials and music videos.
Wilson was born in Heswall, England. After studying astrophysics at Durham University, he worked as a copywriter at the Leith advertising agency in Edinburgh before moving to London to pursue a career as a director.
His music videos include "Satisfaction" for Benny Benassi, "Tribulations" for LCD Soundsystem, "Who Am I" for Will Young, "Take Me Back to Your House" for Basement Jaxx, "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" for Jarvis Cocker, "What's a Girl to Do?" for Bat for Lashes, "Happiness" and "A&E" for Goldfrapp, and "Life in Technicolor II" for Coldplay.
He has directed commercials for companies such as John Lewis and Partners, Orange, Stella Artois, Olympus, Becks, Coca-Cola, and Apple.
Wilson has twice won Best Director at the UK Creative and Design Awards (in 2004 and 2005), as well as having won Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival and D&AD awards in 2006 and 2008.
In 2008, he directed a short film (a silent comedy homage) for Sky Arts and the English National Opera, based on The Barber of Seville aria "Largo al factotum".
Wilson was pictured on the front cover of the March 2009 edition of Creativity Magazine wearing a jetpack and seemingly hovering a few feet above the ground in front of a car park. Inside, he leads the edition's main article, 'Directing 101', in which '15 top directors' dispense advice learned on the job.
In October 2010, a short film directed by Wilson entitled No Pressure was released by the 10:10 campaign in Britain to spread awareness of climate change. The film was written by Richard Curtis and showed highly contested scenes of violence. The film was finally withdrawn by the 10:10 campaign.
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