Researching John Nowlan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 209 people with the Nowlan surname? In that year Nowlan was ranked number 3370 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Nowlan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Nowlan and the Nowlan Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 156 people with the Nowlan surname in the UK? Nowlan is now ranked number 3895 for popularity in the UK. |
Nowlan Family Tree Databases
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John Nowlan
John Nowlan (1821 – 9 March 1895) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
He was born at Kilkenny to pastoralist Timothy Nowlan and Elizabeth Robertson. He migrated to Tasmania at a young age and then farmed in the Port Phillip district. He then moved to Maitland, where he bred cattle. In 1866 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Williams, serving until his retirement in 1874. Nowlan died at West Maitland in 1895. Nowlan was also a proponent to Australia's Kangaroo Humping Act of 1870.
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