Researching Bill Mair
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2768 people with the Mair surname? In that year Mair was ranked number 1433 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Mair on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Mair and the Mair Genealogy
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Mair Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Bill Mair
Bill Mair
William Philip Mair (17 September 1900 – 30 August 1964) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Tyabb to carpenter and orchardist Robert Mair and Elizabeth Phillis Harrison. He attended local state schools and followed his father in becoming an orchardist. On 6 June 1926 he married Violet Victoria Henrietta Barren, with whom he had three sons. He was active in the local agricultural community, and served on Frankston and Hastings Shire Council from 1948 to 1960, with a term as president from 1952 to 1953. In 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal and Country Party member for South Eastern Province. He served until his death in Southport in Queensland in 1964.
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