Researching Lin Colling
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 762 people with the Colling surname? In that year Colling was ranked number 2819 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lin Colling on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lin Colling and the Colling Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 894 people with the Colling surname in the UK? Colling is now ranked number 3200 for popularity in the UK. |
Colling Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Lin Colling
Lin Colling
George Lindsay Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator. A halfback, Colling represented Otago and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals. He went on to coach Ponsonby alongside Bryan Williams, and was an All Black selector in 1994. He also served on the board of the Auckland Rugby Union. Colling died of a brain tumour in Auckland in 2003.
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Other names that sound a bit like Colling
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