Researching Peder Nilsen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 39 people with the Nilsen surname? In that year Nilsen was ranked number 3540 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peder means "stone" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peder Nilsen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peder Nilsen and the Nilsen Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nilsen 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 Nilsen family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Peder Nilsen at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peder Nilsen using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 201 people with the Nilsen surname in the UK? Nilsen is now ranked number 3853 for popularity in the UK. |
Nilsen Family History Databases
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Nilsen Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nilsen surname in the USA? Nilsen is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nilsen Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Peder Nilsen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peder Nilsen
Peder Nilsen
Peder Nilsen (22 February 1846 – 25 July 1921) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Nilsen was born at Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. He was trained as an engineer. Nilsen graduated from the Norwegian Military College in 1871. He was an assistant engineer at Rørosbanen and other railway construction from 1872 to 1878, district engineer and operations manager at Hamar-Tønsetbanen from 1878–1893. From 1897 to 1911 he was the manager at Hovedbanen.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Lillehammer, Hamar og Gjøvik. He sat through only one term. On 2 May 1893 he was appointed to the Second Cabinet of Prime Minister Emil Stang as Minister of Labour. The second cabinet of Stang was replaced by the First Cabinet of Prime Minister Francis Hagerup on 14 October 1895. Nilsen retained his post, but left on 1 August 1897 as he was appointed a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. He left after two months.
Source: Peder Nilsen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nilsen
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.
Knelson Knowlson Nehlsen Neilsen Neilson Neligan Nelissen Nelkin Nelligan Nelsen Nelson Nielsen Nielson Nielssen Nillson Nilson Nilsson Nulsen
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