Researching Bill Down
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3596 people with the Down surname? In that year Down was ranked number 1163 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Down on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Down and the Down Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3802 people with the Down surname in the UK? Down is now ranked number 1502 for popularity in the UK. |
Down Family Tree Databases
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Down Forums
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Some Famous People called Bill Down
Bill Down
William John Denbigh Down (born 15 July 1934) was the ninth Bishop of Bermuda and later the Assistant Bishop of Leicester.
Educated at St John's College, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts {MA(Cantab)}), Down was ordained in 1960. His first post was as a curate at St Paul's Church, Salisbury after which he was secretary to the Missions to Seaman and chaplain of St Michael Paternoster Royal until his ordination to the episcopate in 1990. He returned to England as the Assistant Bishop of Leicester before retiring in 2001.
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