Researching Nathan Coley
Dig into the past of Nathan Coley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1779 people with the Coley surname? In that year Coley was ranked number 1970 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Nathan means "He Gave" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Nathan Coley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Nathan Coley 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Coley ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nathan Coley and the Coley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coley 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 Coley family tree.
Search Parish Records for Nathan Coley at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Nathan Coley using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Nathan Coley.
Research the Coley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2721 people with the Coley surname in the UK? Coley is now ranked number 1948 for popularity in the UK. |
Coley Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Find Nathan Coley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coley Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Coley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Coley surname in the USA? Coley is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coley Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Nathan Coley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nathan Coley
Nathan Coley
Nathan Coley (born 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland, where he currently lives and works) is a contemporary British artist who was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2007 and has held both solo and group exhibitions internationally, as well as his work being owned by both private and public collections worldwide. He studied Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art between 1985 and 1989 with the artists Christine Borland, Ross Sinclair and Douglas Gordon amongst others.
The use of found phrases and objects in Coley's work is explained by Tim Hunt, he states that Coley's isolation of these words: "relieves them of specific historical reality and relieves them of a specific historical reality and returns them as representations pitched between aphorism and haiku."
Nathan Coley's most recent show entitled ‘The Future is Inside Us, Not Somewhere Else’ ended in 2019 at Parafin Gallery, Mayfair. The works on display there were also shown at Edinburgh Parliament Hall. Alongside this exhibition, Nathan’s illuminated text ‘THE SAME FOR EVERYONE’ is currently placed on Cunnard Place in London, as part of the 9th edition of Sculpture In The City.
Source: Nathan Coley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coley
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