Researching William 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 William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Neill on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Neill and the Neill Family History
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 History 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. |
Miscellaneous Neill Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on William Neill. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Neill
William Neill (politician)
Sir William Frederick Neill (8 May 1889 – 3 January 1960) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Neill studied at Belfast Model School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party alderman on the Belfast Corporation in 1938, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1946 to 1949. He was elected in the 1945 UK general election, for North Belfast, serving five years. He was knighted in 1948. In 1954, he served as High Sheriff of Belfast, and then as Deputy Lord Mayor the following year.
Source: William Neill (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neill
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