Researching Peter Nixon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9123 people with the Nixon surname? In that year Nixon was ranked number 448 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Nixon on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Peter Nixon 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Nixon and the Nixon Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nixon 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 Nixon family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 12700 people with the Nixon surname in the UK? Nixon is now ranked number 450 for popularity in the UK. |
Nixon Family Tree Databases
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Nixon Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Nixon surname in the USA? Nixon is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nixon Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Nixon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Nixon
Peter Nixon
Peter James Nixon AO (born 22 March 1928) is a former Australian politician and businessman. He served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1983, representing the Division of Gippsland as a member of the National Country Party (NCP). He held ministerial office as Minister for the Interior (1967–1971), Shipping and Transport (1971–1972), Postmaster-General (1975), Transport (1975–1979), and Primary Industry (1979–1983).
Nixon is the earliest elected Country MP still alive, and along with Ian Sinclair he is one of the last two surviving ministers who served under Holt and McEwen, as well as in the First Gorton Ministry.
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