Researching Bill Kennedy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18056 people with the Kennedy surname? In that year Kennedy was ranked number 205 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Kennedy on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bill Kennedy in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Kennedy and the Kennedy Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kennedy 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 Kennedy family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 35335 people with the Kennedy surname in the UK? Kennedy is now ranked number 129 for popularity in the UK. |
Kennedy Family Tree Databases
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Kennedy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 203563 people with the Kennedy surname in the USA? Kennedy is ranked number 90 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kennedy Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Kennedy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Kennedy
Bill Kennedy (politician)
James William Kennedy (8 July 1919 – 3 March 2001) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1971 to 1984.
Kennedy was born in Murrumbeena, Melbourne. He served in the RAAF from 1940 to 1946 and joined the Country Party on his return in 1947. He worked as a farmer and company director. In 1956 he was elected to Taree Municipal Council. He served on several local councils until 1971, and was Mayor of Taree from 1965 to 1971.
In 1971, Kennedy was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Country Party member. He served until 1984. Kennedy died in 2001 in Taree.
Source: Bill Kennedy (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBill Kennedy (swimmer)
William Ray Kennedy (born October 26, 1952) is a Canadian former swimmer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He swam for Canada's third-place team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100-metre medley relay. He was ineligible to receive a medal under the Olympic swimming rules then in effect, however, because he did not swim in the event final. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-metre backstroke, but did not advance.
Kennedy won a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, and gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke and 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Source: Bill Kennedy (swimmer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBill Kennedy (American football)
William James "Wild Bill" Kennedy (March 13, 1919 – December 29, 1998) was an American football player. A native of Lee, Massachusetts, he moved with his family to Detroit at age eight. He played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University) from 1939 to 1941. He played at the fullback position until his senior year when he was move to the line. He also played professional football in the National Football League as a guard for the Detroit Lions in 1942 and the Boston Yanks in 1947. His football career was interrupted by military service during World War II, and he played for the El Toro Marines in 1944 and 1945. In 1946, he was an assistant football coach at the University of San Francisco.
Source: Bill Kennedy (American football), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Bill Kennedy (referee)
William Gene Kennedy (born November 10, 1966) is an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Kennedy graduated from St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and Arizona State University. He refereed in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), refereeing the 1995 and 1996 CBA Finals. He began as an NBA referee during the 1995-96 NBA season. He has refereed five NBA Finals games, as well as the 2010 FIBA World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kennedy ejected Boston Celtics' coach Doc Rivers from a game on March 17, 2009. Rivers was fined $25,000 for remarks he made about Kennedy after the game, and Kennedy was fined an undisclosed amount for his handling of the situation. Rivers reportedly used a gay slur towards Kennedy during the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
In December 2015, Kennedy ejected Rajon Rondo from a game, and Rondo used a gay slur towards Kennedy, which resulted in a one-game suspension for Rondo. Kennedy later revealed that he is gay.
Source: Bill Kennedy (referee), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kennedy
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