Researching Jim Nicholson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21279 people with the Nicholson surname? In that year Nicholson was ranked number 164 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Nicholson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Nicholson and the Nicholson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nicholson 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 Nicholson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 27404 people with the Nicholson surname in the UK? Nicholson is now ranked number 183 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicholson Family Tree Databases
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Nicholson Forums
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Miscellaneous Nicholson Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Nicholson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Nicholson
Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician)
James Frederick Nicholson (born 29 January 1945) is a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northern Ireland from 1989 to 2019.
Prior to his election to the European Parliament, Nicholson had been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newry and Armagh from 1983 until his defeat in 1985, where he resigned his seat in protest of the Anglo-Irish Agreement; he lost his seat to Seamus Mallon, of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
Source: Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJim Nicholson (offensive lineman)
James Burton Nicholson Jr. (born February 28, 1949) is a former American football offensive tackle who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in ninth round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and was traded in 1974 to the Kansas City Chiefs for a fifth-round draft pick. Nicholson started at right tackle for the Chiefs for six seasons, from 1974 to 1979. He was picked up on waivers by the San Diego Chargers in 1980 and played one game with the San Francisco 49ers in 1981.
Source: Jim Nicholson (offensive lineman), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nicholson
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.
Knuckles Naglich Najlis Nakhliss Neklewicz Neuschloss Nicalson Niccolls Niccols Nichelson Nicholas Nicholes Nicholls Nichollsmary Nichols Nickells Nickels Nickelson Nicklas Nicklaus Nickles Nickless Nicklis Nickoles Nickolls Nickols Nickolson Nicolaisen Nicolas Nicolasa Nicolaus Nicoles Nicolls Nicolosi Nicolson Nigliazzo Niklaus Niklowicz Nikolaisen Nikolowski Nislick Nizolek Nockalls Nockells Nockles Nuckles Nuckolls Nuckols
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