Researching Henry Nissen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27 people with the Nissen surname? In that year Nissen was ranked number 3552 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Nissen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Nissen and the Nissen Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nissen 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 Nissen family tree.
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Nissen Family Tree Databases
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Nissen Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Nissen surname in the USA? Nissen is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nissen Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Nissen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Nissen
Henry Nissen
Henry Nissen OAM (born Henry Nissenbaum; 15 January 1948, in Belsen) is an Australian amateur flyweight and professional fly/bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur represented Australia and won the gold medal at flyweight in the boxing at the 1969 Maccabiah Games, and as a professional won the Australian flyweight title, and Commonwealth flyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e. flyweight to, i.e. featherweight. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009. He currently works as a youth social worker, and is a founder of the Emerald Hill Mission.
Source: Henry Nissen, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nissen
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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