Researching Leonard 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 Leonard means "like a lion" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Leonard Nicholson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leonard Nicholson and the Nicholson Genealogy
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Nicholson Family History Databases
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Nicholson Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Leonard Nicholson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leonard Nicholson
Leonard Nicholson
Leonard Hanson Nicholson, OC, MBE (June 8, 1904 - March 22, 1983) served as the tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from May 1, 1951 to March 31, 1959.
Nicolson served with the RCMP from 1923 to 1927 (and again from 1932 to 1941), New Brunswick Provincial Police 1928–1930, Nova Scotia Police 1930–1932, then with the Canadian Army from 1941 to 1951.
Nicholson had only a primary school education leaving school to assist his family. He served as a Provost marshal in World War II.
He also served as deputy Chief Scout of Scouts Canada. In 1971, Nicholson was awarded the 71st Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Source: Leonard Nicholson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nicholson
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