Researching Nicholas Harding
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The name Nicholas means "Victory of the People" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Nicholas Harding on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nicholas Harding and the Harding Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Harding 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 Harding family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27587 people with the Harding surname in the UK? Harding is now ranked number 180 for popularity in the UK. |
Harding Genealogy Databases
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Harding Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Harding surname in the USA? Harding is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Nicholas Harding. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nicholas Harding
Nicholas Harding
Nicholas Harding is an Australian artist born in London, United Kingdom in 1956. In 1965 his family emigrated to Australia, settling in the Sydney suburb of Normanhurst. He became an Australian citizen in 1974.
He won the Archibald Prize in 2001 with a portrait of John Bell as King Lear. He also won the People's Choice Award at the 2005 Archibald, with Bob's Daily Swim. He has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize for thirteen years in a row from 1994 to 2006, and also in 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.
He was born in England and came to Australia in 1965. He was exhibited in the finalists for the Sulman Prize in 1981, 2003, 2006 and the Wynne Prize in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2016 and 2017.
He won the Dobell Prize in 2001 with Eddy Avenue (3).
He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001.
His painting Robert Drewe (in the swell) was a 2006 Archibald Prize finalist and was purchased in 2010 by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra for its permanent collection which also includes his portraits Hugo at Home 2011 (portrait of Hugo Weaving), Richard Roxburgh 2014 and John Olsen A.O. 2017
His painting Beach life (pink zinc and figures) 2006 won the inaugural Kilgour Prize at the Newcastle Art Gallery in 2006.
Drawn to Paint, a major 25-year survey exhibition of his work, was held at the SH Ervin Gallery in 2010.
In 2015 his painting Beached won the National Self-Portrait Prize People's Choice Award.
28 Portraits, a survey exhibition of his portraits, was held at the National Portrait Gallery in 2017. He has had more than 40 solo exhibitions since 1992 and has been included in over 100 group exhibitions since 1982.
His work is included in many public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia, Tweed River Art Gallery, Newcastle Art Gallery and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
In 2020 he published From the Wings a limited-edition 312-page book containing a selection of his theatre rehearsal drawings from 2013-18.
In 2021 his 2001 Archibald Prize-winning portrait John Bell as King Lear was included in the Archie 100 exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales celebrating 100 years of the Archibald Prize.
He is represented by Olsen Gallery in Sydney, Philip Bacon Galleries in Brisbane and by Sophie Gannon Gallery in Melbourne.
Source: Nicholas Harding, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaNicholas Mark Harding
Nicholas Mark Harding (born 1964 in London) is an author and British screenwriter who has written for film, television, magazines, newspapers and computer games. He is also a published poet and short story writer. He is the author of the cult classic and critically acclaimed How to Start Your Own Secret Society. He has appeared on ITV’s This Morning, has been a contributor to TV documentaries on secret societies including one for Channel 4 and has made over fifty appearances for both local and national BBC radio. He co-wrote The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow, shown in Cannes in 2004, and Folie a Deux, premièred at the Maine International Film Festival in 2012, with director Sean Martin. He is active in the Mendip Caving scene and was a co-discoverer of the Lost Cave of Loxton made famous by Alexander Catcott, Axbridge Hill Cavern and Upper Canada Cave in Hutton near Weston super Mare. He is a member of the Axbridge Caving Group. He is an atheist, skeptic and a registered Bright. He was one of the interviewees on BBC Radio 4's Weston's New Pier presented by Chris Ledgard. His novel Sunsphere, a tongue in cheek historical conspiracy, was published in 2011. He was co-writer of The Way Out, winner of a 2020 Royal Television Society award, starring Omid Jalili and Blaithin Mac Gabhann, directed by Suri Krishnamma, for BBC4, The Arts Council and Battersea Arts Centre. He is currently developing film and television projects and is represented by Olav Wyper at SMA Talent in London.
Source: Nicholas Mark Harding, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Harding
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.
Haradon Hardan Hardeman Harden Hardenbergh Hardenbrook Hardiman Hardin Hardine Hardinge Hardinger Hardingham Hardington Hardman Hardmeier Hardnick Hardunka Hardwin Hardyman Harraden Harradence Harradine Harreden Harten Hartenberger Hartenbower Hartenstein Harthun Hartin Harting Hartinger Hartington Hartman Hartmann Hartmett Hartmeyer Hartmuss Hartneck Hartnell Hartner Hartness Hartnett Hartney Hartnig Hartnup Hartom Harton Hartong Hartung Hawarden Heardman Herdman Heridon Hertenstein Hewerdine Horten Hortmanns Horton Howerton Hrdina Hrodman Hrothmann Huerdini Hurdman Hurdon Hurton





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