Researching Harold 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. |
The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold Nicholas on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harold Nicholas and the Nicholas Genealogy
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 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 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. |
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Harold Sprent Nicholas
Harold Sprent Nicholas (1877–1953) was an Australian judge, journalist and politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1877 to William and Alice (née Sprent) Nicholas and educated at The Hutchins School, before earning his degree at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Nicholas was admitted to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1901 and returned to Australia in the same year, where he became a successful journalist writing for the Sydney Morning Herald and Daily Telegraph. From 1929-34 he was founding editor of the Australian Quarterly.
He was counsel advising the Royal Commission on the Constitution (1927–1929) and in December 1932 became a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales as a member of the United Australia Party, remaining a member until 1934. In 1933-1935 he was the commissioner in a New South Wales Royal Commission into the creation of new states, of which no results came. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1935, and become Chief Judge in Equity in 1939, remaining so until 1948. He was Australian representative to the fourth meeting of UNESCO in 1949. He died of coronary vascular disease on 11 June 1953.
Source: Harold Sprent Nicholas, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nicholas
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