Researching Bill Sidwell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 824 people with the Sidwell surname? In that year Sidwell was ranked number 2759 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Sidwell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Sidwell and the Sidwell Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1064 people with the Sidwell surname in the UK? Sidwell is now ranked number 3048 for popularity in the UK. |
Sidwell Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sidwell surname in the USA? Sidwell is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bill Sidwell
Bill Sidwell
Oswald William Thomas Sidwell (16 April 1920 – 19 August 2021) was an Australian tennis player.
Sidwell reached five Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, at the 1949 U.S. National Championships with compatriot John Bromwich. He also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949 where Australia lost to the United States both years in the Challenge Round. As a junior, he won the Australian Open boys' singles event in 1939. Sidwell played golf regularly in place of tennis.
He was ranked world No. 10 for 1949 by John Olliff. As of December 2008, Sidwell was still organising golf events at the age of 88. He turned 100 in April 2020 and died in Caringbah in August 2021, at the age of 101.
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