Researching Jim Tolson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 853 people with the Tolson surname? In that year Tolson was ranked number 2730 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Tolson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Tolson and the Tolson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tolson 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 Tolson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 982 people with the Tolson surname in the UK? Tolson is now ranked number 3119 for popularity in the UK. |
Tolson Family History Databases
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Tolson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Tolson surname in the USA? Tolson is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tolson Databases
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Some Famous People called Jim Tolson
Jim Tolson
Jim Tolson (born 26 May 1965) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dunfermline West from 2007 until 2011.
Prior to his election as an MSP, he was a Fife councillor and employee of Sky Subscriber Services Ltd in Dunfermline. In 2005, Tolson won a case against Sky at an employment tribunal seeking more time off to carry out council duties.
Tolson's seat was abolished in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and he contested the new Dunfermline constituency but lost to the Scottish National Party's Bill Walker.
Source: Jim Tolson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Tolson
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