Researching Lawrence Nield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2056 people with the Nield surname? In that year Nield was ranked number 1796 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Lawrence means "Laurel-Crowned" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Lawrence Nield on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Lawrence Nield in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lawrence Nield and the Nield Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nield 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 Nield family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Lawrence Nield at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Lawrence Nield using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Lawrence Nield.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2116 people with the Nield surname in the UK? Nield is now ranked number 2279 for popularity in the UK. |
Nield Genealogy Databases
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Find Lawrence Nield from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nield Forums
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Miscellaneous Nield Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Lawrence Nield. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lawrence Nield
Lawrence Nield
Professor Lawrence Nield is a retired Australian architect, who since 2012 has been head of the Heritage Council of New South Wales. He is also known for his writings on urban design. He was head of master planning for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He was one of the founders of BVN Architecture (formerly Bligh Voller Nield).
In March 2013 Nield was appointed the Northern Territory Government Architect. In 2010 Lawrence Nield founded Studio Nield with his partner Andrea Nield in Sydney.
He won the Australian Institute of Architects 2012 Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement, and the French Republic's Order of Arts and Letters in 2007, and the 1997 Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, which he won with his design of the Sunshine Coast University Library.
Source: Lawrence Nield, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nield
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.
Nault Naulty Neeld Neild Niewold Nold Nolda Nolet Nolette Nollet Nolleth Nolot Nolta Nolte Noulet Noullett Nulty
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