Researching William Nairn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1482 people with the Nairn surname? In that year Nairn was ranked number 2181 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Nairn on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Nairn and the Nairn Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1534 people with the Nairn surname in the UK? Nairn is now ranked number 2661 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called William Nairn
William Nairn (army)
William Nairn (1767 – 8 June 1853) was an English-born army officer and farmer in the Swan River Colony (now Western Australia).
Born in England, Nairn was commissioned in the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot on 12 May 1800, promoted to captain on 29 June 1809 and major on 30 August 1827. In early 1814 he was sent to Hobart Town in charge of a company. In 1818 Nairn sailed with his detachment for India.After retiring from the army, he eventually settled in the Swan River Colony in 1833.
Nairn was the original grantee of, known as Grass Valley, east of Northam, Western Australia. He later acquired a further on the Canning River.
Nairn's only son, William Edward Nairn became president of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. Nairn died in Fremantle on 8 June 1853, at the age of 86. Nairn Street in Fremantle is named after him.
Source: William Nairn (army), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Edward Nairn
William Edward Nairn (1812 – 9 July 1869) was an English-born politician in Australia, president of the Tasmanian Legislative Council.
Born in Widcombe, Somerset, England, Nairn was the only son of Captain William Nairn and his wife Mary Ann. W. E. Nairn studied at Lincoln College, Oxford (B.A., 1833), and was granted a license to trade on a schooner his father had purchased for trade on the Tasmanian coast.
Nairn emigrated to Tasmania with Sir John Franklin, arriving in Hobart in February 1837 aboard the Fairlie. In June 1837 Nairn was appointed clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office. He was made Secretary to the Board of Education in 1839. He was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council, becoming its president in September 1859. In September 1868 he took sick leave but did not recover. He died at Hobart on 9 July 1869, survived by his wife Maria, née Swan.
Source: William Edward Nairn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nairn
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