Researching James Copland
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1677 people with the Copland surname? In that year Copland was ranked number 2046 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Copland on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Copland and the Copland Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1773 people with the Copland surname in the UK? Copland is now ranked number 2491 for popularity in the UK. |
Copland Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Copland surname in the USA? Copland is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called James Copland
James Copland
James Copland (3 February 1834 – 9 November 1902) was a New Zealand presbyterian minister, doctor and writer. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on 3 February 1834 and emigrated to New Zealand in 1864. He was active as a minister in Lawrence and then in North Dunedin, because he resigned from the ministry. He then practised again as a doctor and moved to Gore, where he died on 9 November 1902.
It is believed that the surveyor George John Roberts named the Copland River on the West Coast of New Zealand for Copland, with the name later adopted for an alpine pass and a glacier.
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