Researching William Nell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 233 people with the Nell surname? In that year Nell was ranked number 3346 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Nell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Nell and the Nell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nell 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 Nell family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nell surname in the USA? Nell is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Nell
William Cooper Nell
William Cooper Nell (December 16, 1816 – May 25, 1874) was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, publisher, author, and civil servant of Boston, Massachusetts, who worked for the integration of schools and public facilities in the state. Writing for abolitionist newspapers The Liberator and The North Star, he helped publicize the anti-slavery cause. He published the North Star from 1847 to 18xx, moving temporarily to Rochester, New York.
He also helped found the New England Freedom Association in the early 1840s, and later the Committee of Vigilance, to aid refugee slaves. The Committee of Vigilance supported resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which had increased penalties against even citizens in free states who aided refugee slaves.
Nell's short histories, Services of Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812 (1851) and The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution (1855), were the first studies published about African Americans. He is noted as the first African American to serve in the federal civil service, where he worked in the post office.
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