Researching Thomas Neill
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1983 people with the Neill surname? In that year Neill was ranked number 1845 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Neill on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Neill and the Neill Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neill 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 Neill family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5359 people with the Neill surname in the UK? Neill is now ranked number 1105 for popularity in the UK. |
Neill Family Tree Databases
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Neill Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Neill surname in the USA? Neill is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Thomas Neill
Thomas Neill (insurance executive)
Sir Thomas Neill (January 1856 – 31 May 1937) was an Irish-born insurance executive and pioneer of National Health Insurance in the United Kingdom.
Neill was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, the son of a land agent. He first became a railway booking clerk, and then an insurance agent in Ballymena. In 1894 he became general manager of the London, Edinburgh and Glasgow Insurance Company and joined the board of directors of the Pearl Insurance Company when it took over the former company in 1910.
When the National Health Insurance scheme came into force in 1911, Neill was appointed one of the three Insurance Commissioners. In 1915 he resigned to become chairman of the National Amalgamated Approved Society, holding the post until his retirement in 1936.
He campaigned for the introduction of a Ministry of Health, which was founded in 1918, after which he became chairman of the Ministry's Consultative Council on Health Insurance Approved Societies until 1924. For this work, he was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours.
He had four children, including the paediatrician Catherine Neill (1921–2006), the judge Sir Brian Neill (1923–2017) and the barrister Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen (1926–2016).
Source: Thomas Neill (insurance executive), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neill
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