Researching Billy Cobb
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4258 people with the Cobb surname? In that year Cobb was ranked number 995 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Billy means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Billy Cobb on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Billy Cobb and the Cobb Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cobb 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 Cobb family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Billy Cobb at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Billy Cobb using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Cobb surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cobb Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5140 people with the Cobb surname in the UK? Cobb is now ranked number 1154 for popularity in the UK. |
Cobb Family Tree Databases
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Cobb Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 85071 people with the Cobb surname in the USA? Cobb is ranked number 129 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cobb Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Billy Cobb. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Billy Cobb
Billy Cobb
Walter William Cobb (born 29 September 1940), known as Billy Cobb, was an English footballer who scored 38 goals from 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Nottingham Forest, Plymouth Argyle, Brentford and Lincoln City. He played in midfield. He went on to play for Boston United in the Northern Premier League.
Cobb was the scorer of Nottingham Forest's first goal in European football, in a 5–1 defeat to Valencia in the 1961–62 Fairs Cup. He scored a hat-trick on his Lincoln City debut, in an 8–1 defeat of Luton Town. After retiring from football he kept a pub in Nottingham and managed the bars at Nottingham Ice Stadium.
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