Records of Leo Nolan on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Leo Nolan in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leo Nolan and the Nolan Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nolan 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Nolan family tree.

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Nolan Family Tree Databases

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Leo Nolan (footballer)

Leo Nolan (9 February 1910 – 11 February 1993) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), who was originally from the Wangaratta Football Club, but played with Maryborough in 1931.

Educated at the Wangaratta High School, he early developed an liking for football. He originally played with Wangaratta then played in a Railway competition on the Heidelberg line for one season, and showed promise. Then he shifted to the Chiltern & District Football Association and had one season with Wodonga. His railway employment necessitated his being at Mildura for two seasons, and he played there.

He then had one Ballarat Football League premiership season at Maryborough in 1931 and was then transferred to Melbourne in 1932.

Cleared to Wangaratta in early 1933, he kicked 85 goals in an Ovens and Murray Football League premiership season.

In 1934 he joined Leeton Football Club and set up a Nolan Brothers Sports Store in Leeton. He was an outstanding local cricketer, golfer and tennis player, winning many titles during his time at Leeton.

Nolan's brother's Clarrie and Jack both played VFL with North Melbourne.

Source: Leo Nolan (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Nolan

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