Researching Bill Shine
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 235 people with the Shine surname? In that year Shine was ranked number 3344 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Shine on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Shine and the Shine Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 735 people with the Shine surname in the UK? Shine is now ranked number 3348 for popularity in the UK. |
Shine Family Tree Databases
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Shine Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Shine surname in the USA? Shine is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bill Shine
Bill Shine (actor)
Wilfred William Dennis Shine (20 October 1911 – 24 July 1997) was a British theatre, film and television actor. Shine was born into a family of theatre actors; among others, Shine's father, mother, grandmother, two uncles and an aunt had worked in theatre. His father Wilfred Shine was a theatre actor who also appeared in films during the 1920s and the 1930s. Bill Shine made his film debut in 1929, since which he appeared in over 160 films and television series. Towards the end of his career, he was best known for playing Inventor Black on children's television series Super Gran. In series two, episode four, of Mrs Thursday, 'The Duke and I', (1967), he played the Duke of Midlothian.
Source: Bill Shine (actor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shine
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