Researching Rachel Nolan
Dig into the past of Rachel Nolan using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4084 people with the Nolan surname? In that year Nolan was ranked number 1046 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Rachel means "an ewe" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Rachel Nolan on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Rachel Nolan 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 Nolan 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 Rachel Nolan and the Nolan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nolan 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 Nolan family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Rachel Nolan at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Rachel Nolan using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Rachel Nolan.
Research the Nolan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nolan Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 11484 people with the Nolan surname in the UK? Nolan is now ranked number 508 for popularity in the UK. |
Nolan Genealogy 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Rachel Nolan.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nolan family and people looking to contact living Nolan relations.
Look at One Great Family for Nolan records submitted by people who are already researching the Nolan Family Tree.
Find Rachel Nolan from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nolan 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 Nolan surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Nolan surname in the USA? Nolan is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nolan Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Rachel Nolan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Rachel Nolan
Rachel Nolan
Rachel Genevieve Nolan (born 1974) is a former Australian politician. She was elected as the state member for Ipswich on 17 February 2001. At the time she was Queensland's youngest ever female MP. She held the seat until 26 March 2012.
Nolan was educated at the Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, in Ipswich, Queensland. Prior to entering Parliament she worked as a political adviser to the Northern Territory's then Leader of the Opposition and the Queensland Labor Government.
In October 2006 Nolan was recognised as the University of Queensland's Young Alumnus of the Year.
Anna Bligh appointed Nolan Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth (Lindy Nelson-Carr) in her first Ministry. Following the March 2009 state election, she was promoted to Minister for Transport. Then, in the February 2011 reshuffle, she was given the new post of Minister of Finance and received Bligh's Arts portfolio as well. When Kate Jones resigned from Cabinet to concentrate on defending her seat of Ashgrove against LNP leader Campbell Newman, Nolan was assigned the additional brief of National Resources.
Nolan was defeated in the 2012 Queensland Government election by liberal candidate for Ipswich, Ian Berry.
Source: Rachel Nolan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nolan
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