Researching Bill Cahill
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1378 people with the Cahill surname? In that year Cahill was ranked number 2264 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Cahill on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Cahill and the Cahill Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 4544 people with the Cahill surname in the UK? Cahill is now ranked number 1287 for popularity in the UK. |
Cahill Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Bill Cahill
Bill Cahill (Australian footballer)
Keyran William Jack Cahill (3 December 1911 – 7 March 1966) was a sportsman who played Australian rules football for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and represented Tasmania at first-class cricket.
Cahill, a half back, won two Tasman Shields Trophies while at Northern Tasmanian Football Association club Launceston, in 1933 and 1936. He struggled in his two seasons at Essendon due to a shoulder injury and returned to Launceston in 1939 where he was appointed captain-coach.
He had earlier made four first-class appearances with Tasmania in the 1931–32 season. One of those was against the touring South African team and he took the only wicket of his career when he dismissed all-rounder Quintin McMillan.
Source: Bill Cahill (Australian footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBill Cahill (American football)
William Blackburn Cahill (born May 5, 1951) is an American former professional football player who played two seasons in the National Football League with the Buffalo Bills. He appeared in 19 games, from 1973 to 1974, mostly on
Born and raised in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle, Cahill graduated from Bellevue High School in 1969 and played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach In his senior season in 1972, he was co-captain with quarterback and he was selected in the seventh round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.
After football, Cahill worked in production management for Boeing in the Seattle area.
Source: Bill Cahill (American football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cahill
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