Researching Samuel Nicholas
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5848 people with the Nicholas surname? In that year Nicholas was ranked number 724 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Nicholas on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Nicholas and the Nicholas Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nicholas 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 Nicholas family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8741 people with the Nicholas surname in the UK? Nicholas is now ranked number 670 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicholas Family History Databases
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Nicholas Forums
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Some Famous People called Samuel Nicholas
Samuel Smith Nicholas
Samuel Smith (S.S.) Nicholas (1796 - November 27, 1869) was a jurist in the state of Kentucky and an author of law essays.
Nicholas started his career as a merchant in New Orleans. He studied law and moved to Kentucky, where he became a judge of the Court of Appeals. He was also known for his assistance in compiling the 1852 revised code of Kentucky.
During his tenure, Nicholas wrote the following works:* Conservative Essays, Legal and Political* Martial Law* A Review of the Argument of President Lincoln and Attorney General Bates, in Favor of Presidential Power to Suspend the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus* South Carolina, Disunion, and a Mississippi Valley Confederacy* Habeas Corpus, The Law of War, and Confiscation
Judge Willard Saulsbury, Sr. quoted the works of Nicholas in his speech on the resolution proposing to expel Jesse D. Bright, and said "...we all know that since the commencement of this struggle no man has written or spoken more earnestly than has Chancellor Nicholas, of Kentucky..."
Source: Samuel Smith Nicholas, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nicholas
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