Researching Roger Nichols
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9757 people with the Nichols surname? In that year Nichols was ranked number 422 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roger means "famous spear" and is of German origin.
Records of Roger Nichols on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roger Nichols and the Nichols Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nichols 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 Nichols family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9050 people with the Nichols surname in the UK? Nichols is now ranked number 640 for popularity in the UK. |
Nichols Family History Databases
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Nichols Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 182295 people with the Nichols surname in the USA? Nichols is ranked number 97 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Roger Nichols. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roger Nichols
Roger Nichols (recording engineer)
Roger Scott Nichols (September 22, 1944 – April 9, 2011) was an American recording engineer, producer, and inventor.
Nichols is best known for his work with the group Steely Dan and John Denver. He was also the audio engineer for numerous major music acts including the Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Crosby Stills & Nash, Al Di Meola, Rosanne Cash, Roy Orbison, Cass Elliot, Plácido Domingo, Gloria Estefan, Diana Ross, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Rickie Lee Jones, Kenny Loggins, Mark Knopfler, Eddie Murphy, Michael McDonald, James Taylor, and Toots Thielemans, among others. On February 11, 2012, Nichols was awarded a Special Merit/Technical Grammy Award, his eighth Grammy overall.
In May 2010 Nichols was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. He died from the disease at his home on April 9, 2011. In his subsequent New York Times obituary, Nichols was referred to in the headline as an "Artist Among Sound Engineers."
The Roger Nichols Recording Method, his guide to audio engineering, was released by Alfred Music Publishing on June 17, 2013.
Source: Roger Nichols (recording engineer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRoger Nichols (musical scholar)
Roger David Edward Nichols (born 6 April 1939) is an English music scholar, critic, translator and author. After an early career as a university lecturer he became a full-time freelance writer in 1980. He is particularly known for his works on French music, including books about Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and the Parisian musical scene of the years after the First World War. Among his translations is the English version of the standard biography of Gabriel Fauré by Jean-Michel Nectoux. Nichols was decorated by the French authorities in 2006 for his contribution to French musical studies.
Source: Roger Nichols (musical scholar), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nichols
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.
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