Researching Drew Neilson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4221 people with the Neilson surname? In that year Neilson was ranked number 1006 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Drew means "Form of ANDREW - manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Drew Neilson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Drew Neilson and the Neilson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neilson 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 Neilson family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4148 people with the Neilson surname in the UK? Neilson is now ranked number 1402 for popularity in the UK. |
Neilson Family Tree Databases
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Neilson Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Neilson surname in the USA? Neilson is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Drew Neilson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Drew Neilson
Drew Neilson
Andrew Neilson (born 15 June 1974 in Vernon, British Columbia) is a Canadian snowboarder who currently resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Neilson was a member of the Canadian national snowboard team and competes in snowboard cross.
Neilson was the overall snowboard cross champion in the world cup season of 2006-07. Over the course of his career he has won 9 world cup races and been on the podium 19 times all in the division of snowboard cross. Neilson's best result came at the 2003 FIS World Championships where he finished in the bronze medal position. Neilson went to the 2006 Turin Olympics where he only managed a 17th-place finish. Neilson had gone into those games as the gold medal favourite but was taken out in the early rounds of competition by another boarder. His close friend Seth Wescott went on to win the gold medal at the inaugural Olympic event.
The 2010 Winter Olympics took place in Neilson's home of Vancouver. The location of the snowboard cross for the Olympics was just north of his North Vancouver home. Cypress Mountain was also the site which nearly ended Neilson's career, when he broke his arm biking down the mountain. Neilson finished in 7th place in the World Cup and only snowboard cross competition at the site before the 2010 games.
Neilson is a playable character in the video game Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder.
Source: Drew Neilson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neilson
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