Researching Nicholas Tindal
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 448 people with the Tindal surname? In that year Tindal was ranked number 3131 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Nicholas means "Victory of the People" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Nicholas Tindal on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nicholas Tindal and the Tindal Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tindal 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 Tindal family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Nicholas Tindal at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Nicholas Tindal using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Nicholas Tindal.
Research the Tindal surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tindal Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 345 people with the Tindal surname in the UK? Tindal is now ranked number 3716 for popularity in the UK. |
Tindal Family History Databases
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Find Nicholas Tindal from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Tindal 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.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Tindal surname in the USA? Tindal is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tindal Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Nicholas Tindal. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nicholas Tindal
Nicholas Conyngham Tindal
Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, PC (12 December 1776 – 6 July 1846) was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended the then Queen of the United Kingdom, Caroline of Brunswick, at her trial for adultery in 1820. As Chief Justice of Common Pleas, an office he held with distinction from 1829 to 1846, he was responsible for the inception of the special verdict "Not Guilty by reason of insanity" at the trial of Daniel M'Naghten.
Judge Tindal was born in the Moulsham area of Chelmsford, where 199 Moulsham Street is today, and the site is marked with a commemorative plaque.
Source: Nicholas Conyngham Tindal, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Tindal
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